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A Helmet of Eyes - _TNY_5298

I wonder how the world looks from inside the massive compound eyes of flies like this Sericomyia silentis hoverfly which had gotten stuck indoors and was in somewhat need of a rescue.

 

Looking at it from this angle you can easily tell it is a male by the way the eyes meet. On female hoverflies, the in this case yellow part goes up in between the eyes and they don't touch.

 

On a side note, I think it perhaps is time for a manicure for me, right?

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Uploaded on February 5, 2019
Taken on July 2, 2018