the Magician by CavalierLady
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Description
I met an amazing little creature today, something completely new to me.
Much smaller than a honeybee and not segmented like a bee, he had a long forked "beak" and that drop of fluid just 'grew' from the base of the "fork".
He had flown to another perch, and the drop of fluid was gone, then I watched as it was magically emitted once again, the fork shape holding it in place.
What the purpose of this is or what the name of this insect is, I have no idea. Perhaps Leeco will know.
Thanks very much for your views and comments.
Comments (45)
Fred255
WOW!!!!! What a fantastic detailed shot! Very well done!
PD154
Agree with David, top marks tex :)
leanndra
This is really a sweet and precious capture! Truly amazing! Lea
Ionel
Beautiful! Very nice work!!!
awjay
superb
kimariehere
WOW!! I am totally in awe and amazed at this capture !!!! you totally rock!!! WOW again!!!!
Realm_Of_Illusion
Such a great shot! I've never seen an insect like this either. It's a really great capture and the details are so clear, beautiful work :)
buzzsaw55
that's an amazing capture! well done!
Richardphotos
looks like a Laphria grossa except for color of legs.I am thinking a fly mimic.they are so diverse in shapes and sizes.exceptional find and macro I am not Lee but maybe he will not mind me trying to answer
kansas
An excellent shot.
SSoffia
EXCELLENT MACRO :)
babuci
Fantastic capture.
MrsLubner
Amazing macro! And not only that...an amazing find!
DennisReed
Cool capture Maria!
Hendesse
The details are incrdible. What a fantastic shot, perfect work!!
flora-crassella
I can to you say which that am. It`s a bombyliidae! To get with difficulty! I succeeded only once and then was not very good the photo, because the small insect equivalent again away was! Your photo is so good that the word are missing to me! Wonderfully!!!!! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombyliidae
Tropsie
Maybe it caught a cold? - Seriously, it's a great image! And isn't it wonderful to see something new? Ah, the "little" nature around is a real wonder ...
helanker
My goodness, what a perfect shot and so amazing is your story too. Thanks for sharing this. FAV !!!
durleybeachbum
He is gorgeous! How exciting, I hope you get an ID! A perfect pic, (of course!)
Alz2008
Excellent capture, well done
ledwolorz
Wonderful macro.
BorisB
SUPERB ! ! !
fredster66
Absolutely amazing. Awesome photography!
JeffG7BRJ
It must be a white man Maria, in the cowboy films the Indians always say the white man speak with forked tongue. Lol. I was amazed to come across a forked proboscis a few weeks back, it was the peppered moth that I found that alerted me to the exsitence of it. Lee posted a moth with two proboscis and now this another forked one. I didn't realise there were that many genre of moths and flys until I joined RR. I hope you manage to get full ID for this beauty, it looks like an unusual specimen, and maybe the bubble blowing will help with the id of it. Excellent capture. Bravo!!!!!
delaorden_ojeda
impressive detailed macro capture, Maria. bravo !
RodolfoCiminelli
Brilliant and impressive macrophoto my friend, fantastic detail.....!!!!
Susank
Super macro, just great:)
Cytisus
SUPERB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
sharky_
Such an interesting capture of this little one. Almost like he's making and blowing a glass bottle. Superb Macro shot. Aloha
G_Mansco
Splendid close-up and a lovely title ;O)