Dance flies

[Lord Vetinari]

Not seen any of the larger dance flies (Empis sp.) in my garden all year until the other day. Body length around 6mm. All flash except #2

Brian V.

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[GOLDENORFE]

great shots Brian ,like last one best.
how big was this one ?,still looks quite small, last one i shot was atleast half an inch.
philhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/goldenorfe/

[Lord Vetinari]

Thanks Phil :)

Still fairly small - about 6mm body length. The smaller ones I've had in the garden all year are only about 2.5mm body length.
Brian V.

[Skippy]

Not seen any of the larger dance flies (Empis sp.) in my garden all year until the other day. Body length around 6mm. All flash except #2

Brian V.


Love the first shot Brian, its quite a delicate looking flie,
with nice shaped wings to compliment it's body shape.

Did you tell it to sit in Image #4 :rofl
I know how good you are with your bugs,
wouldn't surprise me in the least if you told me you trained them sit :D

That's quite a circular head it's got, the eyes meeting like that almost form a perfect ball.

Nice Series Brian :clap .... Skippy :D
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[Giphsub]

Dang! Great shots again! The detail in these is simply incredible! :clap :bow

[ravic]

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Oh I love this. It's a detailed picture. T4S