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Robber Fly - Tiny Little Guy Jul 2, 2022 4:29:21 GMT hmca, Lillias, and 2 more like this

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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

Elements 7 ~~~ 64-bit Windows 7

On a poverty-level Kentucky budget, a 24-exposure roll of film would have two Christmases and a summer vacation on it and we might have to wait another six months before being able to afford developing the film.
I still have trouble remembering that it doesn't cost anything to take thousands of pictures; it just almost seems impossible to be true.

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Robber Fly - Tiny Little Guy Jul 2, 2022 4:56:05 GMT hmca and BuckSkin like this

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Jul 2, 2022 4:29:21 GMT BuckSkin said:

Taken with a Sigma 50/500mm at extreme close range.

That's one small fly for sure. Neat photos.
Were you using tubes or something else to get in that close?

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Robber Fly - Tiny Little Guy Jul 2, 2022 5:29:14 GMT hmca and pontiac1940 like this

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Jul 2, 2022 4:56:05 GMT pontiac1940 said:

Were you using tubes or something else to get in that close?

No; just the lens.
Actually, I was surprised I could do it; that dude was less than a foot from the front glass.
Surprisingly, it would autofocus at 50mm; I would then manually focus as I zoomed in until it would not focus any closer.
According to EXIF, the first two are at 244mm and the third at 203mm.

Elements 7 ~~~ 64-bit Windows 7

On a poverty-level Kentucky budget, a 24-exposure roll of film would have two Christmases and a summer vacation on it and we might have to wait another six months before being able to afford developing the film.
I still have trouble remembering that it doesn't cost anything to take thousands of pictures; it just almost seems impossible to be true.

pontiac1940 CE Members Posts: 6,357 Open to constructive criticism of photos: Yes	Robber Fly - Tiny Little Guy Jul 2, 2022 5:39:47 GMT BuckSkin likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by pontiac1940 on Jul 2, 2022 5:39:47 GMT That's awesome you can focus from quite close.👍👍 Telephotos can be good for bugs.
	Sony A7IV and A7III full-frame mirrorless bodies, Sony FE 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 G OSS lens, FE 24mm F1.4 GM lens, Sony FE 24-105mm f/4 G OSS, Minolta 100 macro. Currently using PSE 2023. Also used 2021, 2018, and had PSE 11, 10, 8, 6 and 3; PS LE and full PS.

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