Post by BuckSkin on Jul 2, 2022 4:29:21 GMT
Robber Fly
Asilidae
There are over 6,750 varieties and appearances of these; but, of all the many varieties, this one is always at the top of the page.
This thing is beyond tiny, almost microscopic.
I first thought it was a mosquito; but, a mosquito's legs are much spindlier; this things legs are much more robust than those of a mosquito.
I was standing in a forest of Mare's Tail, most standing about armpit high.
After I spotted this tiny dude, about a foot away, I noticed that every Mare's Tail in the vicinity had one of these little critters on the very tip of the top-most leaf.
A Mare's Tail has many many leaves, from the ground to the top; but, these little guys were only interested in the very tip of the top-most leaf; I never saw one on the second leaf down, nor on any other leaf.
Here is what Featured Creatures, Britannica, and Wikipedia have to say about them.
Taken with a Sigma 50/500mm at extreme close range.
Wednesday_29-June-2022
Asilidae
There are over 6,750 varieties and appearances of these; but, of all the many varieties, this one is always at the top of the page.
This thing is beyond tiny, almost microscopic.
I first thought it was a mosquito; but, a mosquito's legs are much spindlier; this things legs are much more robust than those of a mosquito.
I was standing in a forest of Mare's Tail, most standing about armpit high.
After I spotted this tiny dude, about a foot away, I noticed that every Mare's Tail in the vicinity had one of these little critters on the very tip of the top-most leaf.
A Mare's Tail has many many leaves, from the ground to the top; but, these little guys were only interested in the very tip of the top-most leaf; I never saw one on the second leaf down, nor on any other leaf.
Here is what Featured Creatures, Britannica, and Wikipedia have to say about them.
Taken with a Sigma 50/500mm at extreme close range.
Wednesday_29-June-2022
