An ant-decapitating fly (Apocephalus sp.) takes advantage of a Pheidole dentata nest disturbed by the photographer to lay her eggs in the exposed ants. At #UTAustin's Brackenridge Field Lab in Texas.
No, it's not a wasp and it's not a bee. It is a syrphid, a kind of fly trying to make itself warm in the sun on a cold February morning. Chrysotoxum cautum are distributed throughout most of Europe.
iPhone 15 Pro ultra wide angle camera macro mode.
My other macros in: https://www.instagram.com/mymacrominitips/
No, no es una avispa y tampoco una abeja. Es un sírfido, una especie de mosca intentando calentarse al sol en una fria mañana de febrero.
Nein, es ist keine Wespe und keine Biene. Es ist eine Syrphide, eine Art Fliege, die an einem kalten Februarmorgen versucht, sich in der Sonne zu wärmen.
A little fly (Scathophaga?) who kept me company for a long time yesterday. It makes me very happy when a little creature like this deigns to hang out with me. I had to take the pictures with my left (non-dominant) hand because he was perched on my right hand, which made it difficult.
I've had trouble taking pictures lately. I don't know if the problem is my eyes, my hands, my imagination, or my patience.
It has been a while so I figured now was as good a time as any to fire it back up. I don't know for sure who this handsome stilt-legged fly is, but I love its face and its coloring.
Tornado (github.com)
The Tornado project is about enhancing a 1993 Flight Simulator whom many consider as the one of the best DOS flight simulators ever developed.