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Photo 925
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A bog hoverfly (Sericomyia silentis)
13th July 2014
13th Jul 14
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Louise
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13th July 2014 4:45pm
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virtualbrownie
Excellent capture - super detail
July 13th, 2014
Kim Crisp
Great close up Louise
July 13th, 2014
dh (delena)
Beautifully clear
July 13th, 2014
Claire
Wonderfully taken
July 13th, 2014
Penelope Ann
How lovely, real nature
July 13th, 2014
Daisy
Fantastic macro shot Louise
July 14th, 2014
Helen
Fantastic clear macro shot
July 14th, 2014
Della Astle
Great shot. Fav
July 14th, 2014
Stephanie Swift
Gorgeous sharp macro, fav!
July 14th, 2014
Rob Wareham
So beautifully lit. Great photo.
July 14th, 2014
Jan Hall
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Don't think I have ever seen one of those before - great shot of it. fav
July 14th, 2014
Francoise
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love the way you can clearly see right through his wings.
July 15th, 2014
Fiona
Wow that is an amazing image - superb colours and pin sharp - fav'd
July 15th, 2014
Jen Hudson
Great capture of this, sharp focus and great detail.
July 15th, 2014
Andy Rogers
Great macro shot
July 15th, 2014
Princess Fairlane
So beautiful! Fav!
July 16th, 2014
Bec
Is a bog hoverfly like a bee? I hope that doesn't sound to silly.. Excellent focus and clarity by the way!!!
July 16th, 2014
Louise
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they're just a type of fly but mimic bees/wasps in patter and colour. There are load of kinds of hoverfly, more commonly see are the smalelr/thinner one's like Jan's -
http://365project.org/jantan/365/2014-07-06
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http://365project.org/jantan/365/2014-07-13
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoverfly
- there's a picture on the wiki page which shows some different kinds and shows how some looks wasp like and some more bee like.
July 16th, 2014
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@becpeterson
Thanks for so many comments and favs everyone - I'm amazed this made the PP! (That's rare for me!)
July 16th, 2014
Bec
Thanks for pointing me the direction of this pics, they are just amazing!!
July 16th, 2014
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoverfly - there's a picture on the wiki page which shows some different kinds and shows how some looks wasp like and some more bee like.
Thanks for so many comments and favs everyone - I'm amazed this made the PP! (That's rare for me!)