 Spot the Flies...
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| conopid |
Posted on 02-09-2008 20:47
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Just for fun ,1. How many flies can you count on this Angelica sylvestris flower umbel? 2. How many species/families/genera can you see? Nigel Jones, Shrewsbury, United Kingdom |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 02-09-2008 21:01
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LOL did you photoshop this one?  |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 02-09-2008 21:02
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I counted 54 flies!  |
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| conopid |
Posted on 02-09-2008 21:04
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Jorge, no this is genuine. No photoshopping at all. Taken last week in a local woodland. I counted 46, so well done finding another 6 - those tiny Chloropidae take some spotting!! Edited by conopid on 02-09-2008 21:06 Nigel Jones, Shrewsbury, United Kingdom |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 02-09-2008 21:04
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families: Tachinidae Sepsidae Chloropidae Muscidae (i see an interesting Azelia) Syrphidae Calliphoridae Scathophagidae Anthomyiidae 8 families so far. |
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| conopid |
Posted on 02-09-2008 21:11
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Which one is the interesting Azelia?
Nigel Jones, Shrewsbury, United Kingdom |
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| Tony T |
Posted on 02-09-2008 21:18
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This was supposee to be fun  . Anyway I played. Counted 42 flies, some other non-descript blobs which takes some imagination to call them flies.No way I could identify families. Good test to see who needs to get a life I'm lucky to see 1 fly on our local flowers at present. Nice shot. |
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| conopid |
Posted on 02-09-2008 21:27
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I had a good look at the full resolution file and counted about fifty of just the tiny flies - so most of the non-descript blobs are probably flies (mainly Chloropidae). I need to get a life for one!  But, hell, its cold and raining and this is the next best way of seeing flies!
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 02-09-2008 22:24
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2nd fly beginning above at your right. With intense red eyes. |
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but don't see the image in the post.