Hair-raising by nickspicsnz

Hair-raising

For our FB challenge this week I'm doing close-ups. This is my shot for today - a very hairy fly.
Well apart from the hairs, really don't like the head with its funny domes! Super close up!
October 22nd, 2015  
@maggiemae Thanks Maggie. I think the funny domes may be his eyes.
October 22nd, 2015  
This is a fav!
October 22nd, 2015  
Awesome close-up. I managed to snap a Hover Fly last week, but yours is pin-sharp. Great work.
October 22nd, 2015  
Excellent work, Nick.
October 22nd, 2015  
Wonderful detail, fav!
October 22nd, 2015  
Great insect macro Nic, it is hard to get a shot where the whole insect is in focus.
It is from the Calliphoridae family (blow flies) - but ID to lower levels are usually done with a microscope.
October 22nd, 2015  
Great macro shot.
October 23rd, 2015  
@sdutoit @alextheseal @soboy5 @tristansmum @rickster549 Thank you all very much. I was very pleased with the focus on this one, especially as I normally have too much wobble to get a decent focus with handhelds.
@imaginings Thanks for your comment and for the identification. I don't normally look this closely at flies so they all look the same to me, just some are bigger than others, lol!
October 25th, 2015  
@nickspicsnz This one can pollinate your flowers, as well as cleaning up dead matter - so not all bad
November 1st, 2015  
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