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31-MAY-2004

mummified fly

This was taken using the Canon 50mm f/1.8 on top of which was fitted a reversed Minolta 50mm f/1.7....

Here's some nice info about your frequent house quest:

Musca domestica Linnaeus

The control of Musca domestica is vital to human health and comfort in many areas of the world. The most important damage related with this insect is the annoyance and the indirect damage produced by the potential transmission of more than 100 pathogens associated with this fly. These may cause disease in humans and animals, including typhoid, cholera, bacillary dysentery, tuberculosis, anthrax ophthalmia and infantile diarrhea, as well as parasitic worms. Pathogenic organisms are picked up by flies from garbage, sewage and other sources of filth, and then transferred on their mouthparts and other body parts, through their vomitus, feces and contaminated external body parts to human and animal food.

Canon EOS 10D
1/30s f/11.0 at 50.0mm iso200 full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto
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Pauline06-Dec-2006 02:00
fascinating shot.
I think it's the color that gets you.
Macro??
Good shot!!
Would love to see it as sepia ,or even metellac
Guest 19-Aug-2006 01:19
It definitely helps when you can get them to keep still!
Ashley Hockenberry08-Dec-2005 02:45
Exceptional!!
Benoît Jolivet27-Sep-2005 21:35
Yes !! This picture mystifies me, wonderful !!! Voted.