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28-JUL-2009

Micropezidae - Stilt-legged Fly A1a.jpg

I photographed two different stilt-legged flies on this trip and both were missing two legs, one on each side. Some insects have the ability to easily loose legs as a way of escaping predators. This may or may not be the case with stilt-legged flies.

Canon Powershot SX1 IS
1/250s f/8.0 at 100.0mm iso100 hide exif
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Date/Time28-Jul-2009 09:09:24
MakeCanon
ModelCanon PowerShot SX1 IS
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length100 mm
Exposure Time1/250 sec
Aperturef/8
ISO Equivalent100
Exposure Bias-0.67
White Balance
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Program
Focus Distance

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