Skull Hover by Enmos

Photography • Macro • posted on Nov 22, 2006

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Thanks for viewing ! A hoverfly ( Myathropa florea ) which apparently has to do without an english common name. In Dutch this hover is called "doodshoofdzweefvlieg" which means "Skull Hoverfly". This is because the stripes on its thorax can look like a skull from certain angles :) The wings on this one could have been a little sharper, hope you like it though :) Have a wonderful day ! :) -- Thanks for all your wonderful comments on my last upload, "Male Emperor" !!

Comments (29)

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viper

12:12PM | Wed, 22 November 2006

Outstanding Macro shot.

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moochagoo

12:13PM | Wed, 22 November 2006

Very good work !

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Zacko

12:19PM | Wed, 22 November 2006

Doodshoofdzweefvlieg?????? LMAO!!! Im sorry for laughing...but that looks like something i wrote while being pumped full with morphin after my accident earlier this year. Or whenever Eija puts her nose on the keyboard for attention, lol. Ah...now as i try to pronounce it however it makes alot more sense. #;o) Thank god your photo is worth a 1000 words....can ya imagine the novel if they were all as long as "doodshoofdzweefvlieg", lol. Oh god i gotta stop. Excellent macro as always Jeroen! Have a wonderful evening! #:o)

kjpweb

12:20PM | Wed, 22 November 2006

Cool shot as always! Bravo!

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Luka_30

12:24PM | Wed, 22 November 2006

Excellent macro!

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Enmos

12:25PM | Wed, 22 November 2006

LOL @ Andreas :D I know, i know... its looong word lol "dood" means "dead" "hoofd" means "head" "zweef" means "(to) hover" "vlieg" means "fly" Just a little course in dutch lol :D

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valdimar11

12:35PM | Wed, 22 November 2006

AWSOME macro ! and such a beautiful picture... and I just must say it again.. Super Macro!!

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Margana

12:41PM | Wed, 22 November 2006

Myathropa...I would think that meant 'muscle-man',lol,but what do I know.I never actually studied latin.But at least it's shorter than (lemme copy) 'doodshoofdzweefvlieg',lol.Thanks for the lesson in Dutch nomenclature and once again,a brilliant macro,Jeroen.-M :^) PS I just realised,'muscle-man' would probably be myanthropa.My bad. ;^)

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danob

12:55PM | Wed, 22 November 2006

Wonderful work Jeroen!!

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short_ribs

12:55PM | Wed, 22 November 2006

Impressive macro... I do laugh at the dutch name but that's only cause I wont ever be able to say is SNIFF SNIFF Excellent work from you as always! :) Thanks for sharing buddy...

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GiMi53

1:06PM | Wed, 22 November 2006

I continue to admire your extraordinary skill for shooting such fantastic macros, Jeroen ! And I'm impressed by your high knowledge of the insects ! vr.groeten :~)

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