A Fly's Misfortune by NightGallery
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Here is a Tachinid Fly Genus Peleteria. Found this one being pretty still in the yard. After closer examination of it, I discovered it had some physical problems going on.
A permanent twist of the head (which caused it to walk in circles) and it's proboscis was also permanently extended. It could fly, but only for very short spans.
I assume it had some issues while a larvae of some sort that caused the issues after eclose.
It was left in a flower pot after the macro shoot, where it remained until the ants found it 2 days later.
Shot was done on a neutral grey cloth in Raw. Which allowed for ease of getting a great white balance.
Thanks for looking.
Bruce
Comments (18)
Hubert
An impressive capture!
m_j_s
Wonderful macro shot!
labatt50
An excellent shot.
DAVER2112
Wonderful details in this shot. Excellent capture. :)
blinkings
Very nicely done.
sandra46
GREAT MACRO
MrsLubner
I have the insane urge to protect him and put him in a nice fresh insect cage and hand feed him bits of garbage to keep him alive...and I don't even like flies! very lovely photo.
netot
Impressive macro, as all of yours! And you are the only one who has made me feel sorrow for a fly!Even they shouldn't suffer like this and have so sad ending.
whaleman
On the other hand, the poor little ants need to get by too! At least he wasn't dropped into boiling water at the end like a lobster, he was just eaten alive, LOL!
photosynthesis
A somewhat pitiful tale, but a fantastic shot of this little guy. Love the color tones & soft shadows, which give this image a classical, rich look...
Katraz
An interesting shot ,great detail.
Juliette.Gribnau
well seen and captured
durleybeachbum
Nobody does it better, Bruce!
angora
poor thing... BUT the portrait obv. is perfect!!! WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
dakotabluemoon
Wow i can't believe the pics u get with this camera i also have one of these but got to learn more about it fantastic pic.
kgb224
Stunning capture my friend. God Bless.
tommorules
Superb. I presume you used a couple of extension tubes here?
Jay-el-Jay
A wild close-up of this deformed little vermin.