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Robber Fly Romance

Robber Fly Romance

This summer I interrupted a couple of mating Robber flies. When I look at this photo, I wonder if the female is irked by forearm in her eyes. ...
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This summer I interrupted a couple of mating Robber flies. When I look at this photo, I wonder if the female is irked by forearm in her eyes.
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Canon EOS 90D

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Aperture 71/10 ISO 400 Shutter 1/1250 Focal Length 250/1

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Lone Pine, California, US

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upload_date

Sep, 2023

Views

142

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+44

Awards

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Superb Composition

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Oh, boy . . . just what we need: More robber flies! This is an absolutely amazing capture, Ross!

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Thank you for the like and the great comment!

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woooaaaaahhhhh!!!!!!

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Thank you. I felt a little bad for interrupting their alone time... LOL

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Cool image, Ross!

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Thank you.

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Wow, amazing!\n

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Thanks :)

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Great shot of insex. They do a lot of good in gardens, keeping the fruitflies back

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WoW !!!

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Thank you

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One of the best macro I have seen 👌

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Thank you very much for the fantastic comment.

I never thought that I would envy bugs! No fuss, no dating apps, just get to it!

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