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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.
A view of both sides of Polk Street in front of San Francisco City Hall as pro-Palestinian supporters on one side oppose pro-Israel supporters on the other. The protest and demonstration, sponsored in part by the ANSWER Coalition (Act Now to Stop War & End Racism) concerned an alleged attack, on May 31, 2010, of the Gaza Freedom Flotilla (Gaza-bound ships destined for the Gaza Strip in an effort to break the Israel-Egypt blockade) by the Israeli military and the resultant deaths of nine activists and injury to several Israeli navy commandos.
The ANSWER Coalition has organized many anti-war and anti-Israel protests around the country. Since September 2001, ANSWER has become one of the most effective organizers in the U.S. for anti-Israel rallies attracting thousands of demonstrators to subsequent rallies. They have played a key role in bringing Arab and Muslim groups into the movements that has led to extreme invective against Israel.
Side View
Acoustic Guitar for sale - Ibanez Vintage Series 981, Circa 1970's
HT-75-121
Photos taken on 2010.10.04
The legs to the left hand side of the photo belongs to the Getafe player and rising star Pedro Leon.
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.
here the two Leyland Hippo's side by side are being winched by one of Walters lorains across open ground with a large storage tank balanced on their trailers,at which point the tank can then be dismantled and removed from site.location i believe to be Stanlow Oil refinery.
This building was originally a meat processing plant for A&W restaurant. Then it morphed into a poultry processing plant known as "Just Right Poultry." After years of that it became a White Castle Restaurant meat processing plant. We still have the White Castle plant here in town, but they moved to a new building in the town's industrial park. This building has been for sale now for about 6 years or so, but so far no takers.
Best viewed LARGE!
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.
Chairs that had been thrown into a pond at Valley Gardens in Harrogate, North Yorkshire.
Nikon D7000, 35mm 1.8
Another shot from my day at the studio lighting course with Devon Photography Training ... Learnt a lot ... and have a lot more to learn!
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the way the petals come out of focus as they get closer almost gives me a slight dizzy feeling when I look at it. Does anyone else see that or have any advise?