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15-MAY-2010 Christine Hanrahan

Robber fly (Laphria sp.) a bumble bee mimic

This was a very small Laphria sp. Most of the others I've seen have been quite large with a thorax more yellow in colour, like a bumblebee. This one was much paler.

It does a good job of mimicry, doesn't it?

Canon PowerShot SX10 IS
1/60s f/5.6 at 5.0mm iso200 hide exif
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Date/Time15-May-2010 14:24:44
MakeCanon
ModelCanon PowerShot SX10 IS
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length5 mm
Exposure Time1/60 sec
Aperturef/5.6
ISO Equivalent200
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Metering Modematrix (5)
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Valene09-Sep-2010 06:06
Wow, great shot! You are so good at close-ups! BV
slhoornstra19-May-2010 18:56
Gorgeous shot, such an unusual position he is in, and the little blurs are very painterly. V
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