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Note the divided eye, which I couldn't figure out when I first saw this shot. Then I read about it in Bugguide.Net and the weirdness made sense. A full-body shot is at "Owlfly". Another view is in "Top Detail".
Seen around 10:45 PM outside our local supermarket. Family Ascalaphidae. I believe this is the genus Ululodes because of the divided eye, but I'm still waiting to find out which species.
Owlflies are often called a cross between a butterfly and a dragonfly. According to the University of Florida, 4 species of owlfly occur in Florida, of which 3 are Ululodes.
I checked out the discussion on Bugguide.Net following Mike Boone's photo. I think this is a male because of its abdominal tufts and slender body. But in the discussion on Bugguide, no male has been seen that has any spots on its wings. So I'm waiting to hear about gender as well.
Owlflies range through most of North America; the adults are said to prey on insects. Says Bugguide, "Eggs are laid on twigs. Larvae predatory, lie on ground covered with debris waiting for prey. Larvae resemble those of ant-lions, but have a "finger-like appendage" on the side of each segment. Some genera actively cement sand and debris onto their bodies as camouflage. Pupation occurs in a silk cocoon in leaf litter."
Update: Patrick Coin at Bugguide explains that the spots on the owlfly shown here are called pterostigmas. "They are small spots, dark or light, associated with the wing veins, as in dragonflies. " They are also distinct from the patches that seem to indicate an owlfly is female. We're in agreement that this one is probably a male.
Coin adds, "We're really breaking new ground here--this family is poorly documented in North America, at least in any popular literature or on the Internet."
Update, 30 May 2006: I've now also photographed an owlfly with a non-divided eye; see this Side Detail.
Update, 20 August 2006: John D. Oswald, a faculty member in the Department of Entomology at Texas A&M University and also the Curator of the department's insect collection, has identified this as an adult male of the species Ululodes macleayanus.
I took a walk down the street from our apartment. I got about 6 blocks before I had shot a roll of TMAX. Here's what I see when I walk down the street. I'll try to publish the entire roll.
Side View
Acoustic Guitar for sale - Ibanez Vintage Series 981, Circa 1970's
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Photos taken on 2010.10.04
If you were to draw the camera, it would be from this access door. Again, you must go through the "rubberized" zippers to access this door. This is one major flaw of all sling bags. This compartment will most likyle hold your camera RIGHT when you open it. While traveling, a skilled pick-pocketer, would be able to unzip this fairly easily without the wearer knowing. Albiet, the YKK zippers will definately hinder them, but in general, with all slingbags, this is a major point on the "Cons" list, and will stop many from purchasing a slingbag.
South Pittsburg, TN, 14-Dec-2013, 12:20 PM.
Leica M6 | Summicron-M 35mm | Fuji Provia 400 color slide film | 1/60 second at f/8.
West Side Jam
International wakeboarding event. Raffles Marina Club. 12-13 March 2011.
Singapore's Jerald Foo takes to the air with a raley over the Tuas Second Link.
The ruins of ancient Side are among of the most spectacular that remain in the modern world and showcase hundreds of years of Greek life in the Roman Empire.