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Red, Yellow & Black - _TNY_9526

A Syrphus torvus hoverfly using just four legs and keeping two as a backup on a great burnet (Sanguisorba officinalis).

 

First shot: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/30472379705/

 

The latin name of the flower literally translates into "blood apples".

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Uploaded on December 24, 2016
Taken on July 25, 2016