A face even it's mother probably couldn't love!
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A face even it's mother probably couldn't love!
This is a species of cranefly that is quite common here in the NW. They are large and gangly, and fly around as if they were intoxicated. Once they get in my house their sole purpose in life becomes harassing me.... they drop down on my book after hitting the overhead reading light, bounce around off the computer screen, and at night when you are trying to sleep, you think the world's largest mosquito is trying to get at you!
Zeiss 2.5X Plan, Olympus 2.5X photoeyepiece. Canon 10D. Fiber optic illuminator directed from above, with some condenser "darkfield" thrown in for a lilltle "back-light". HF with a goodly number of images.
A very unusual image. That is one ugly insect. You almost feel a bit of compassion for it.
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Rutherfordton, North Carolina
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Wim... funny you should mention the halteres, it was the first thing I looked at and photographed... guess I'll post them now!
George... The halteres on these guys are quite large. I've read that the adult feeding situation is not well known, although some cranefly species apparently do sip flower nectar.
George... The halteres on these guys are quite large. I've read that the adult feeding situation is not well known, although some cranefly species apparently do sip flower nectar.