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29-JUN-2011	Christine Hanrahan

Hover fly larva eating an aphid

This was a photo I used for the June Movie Title Challenge, and the movie title for this shot was "Murder by Death", a 1976 spoof on the Agatha Christie country house murder genre.

The photo shows the larva of a hover fly (Syrphid), eating an aphid (Uroleucon sp). Not the greatest photo by far, but the wind was whipping everything around at top speed today. When I saw this, however, I thought "murder most foul"!!

Canon PowerShot SX20 IS
1/125s f/4.0 at 5.0mm iso200 hide exif

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Date/Time	29-Jun-2011 17:13:25
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Exposure Time	1/125 sec
Aperture	f/4
ISO Equivalent	200
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Guest		04-Apr-2013 07:53
Bye, aphid!

slhoornstra		07-Jul-2011 04:44
It does look a bit drole. I have little sympathy for aphids as I must chase them from my tomatoes. A really fantastic micro, speaking of timing!! VVV

Len		02-Jul-2011 03:15
Excellent capture and title!!!! (An alien to me)

Guest		02-Jul-2011 00:38
Can't they just live in peace like us....Ooops! :) Vµ

Stephanie		01-Jul-2011 09:55
Absolutely incredible!!! BV

Graeme		01-Jul-2011 09:29
Fabulous image to go with the title Christine.Voted

Mieke WA Minkjan		01-Jul-2011 09:08
very impressive to catch this V

Linda Willets		01-Jul-2011 05:07
eek! Enjoyed all your entries this month.

Karen Stuebing		30-Jun-2011 23:19
Poor aphid!! Oh, that's right, They eat my roses. :) Great macro. V.

Cindi Smith		30-Jun-2011 21:10
Oh, I remember that movie....yeah, this is perfect. Wonder if they have to stand trial. :)

Walter Otto Koenig		30-Jun-2011 18:56
This is a hilarious film. Thanks for reminding me. I may watch it tonight. Fascinating image by the way.

J. Scott Coile		30-Jun-2011 18:34
That was such a funny movie. "I can't help it, I'm old..." :-) (Aphids win the battle.)

Guest		30-Jun-2011 15:47
Oh!! yes caterpillars are always hungry :) !!!! Great close up Christine!

Carl Carbone		30-Jun-2011 13:18
Nice one! V

LynnH		30-Jun-2011 12:49
Oh dear, drama in the garden! Love it for the movie. V

Jola Dziubinska		30-Jun-2011 09:40
Ohh, spooky!

Blandine Mangin		30-Jun-2011 08:35
superb ! v

Janice Dunn		30-Jun-2011 07:30
What a lot of murdering these caterpillars do...

j>a>e>17 :):):)		30-Jun-2011 07:01
what a discovery!!!!! pooor victim of the food chain... a HOOOTFEST flick tooo AAAHHHOOO!!!!! :):):):):)

Wei O'Connell		30-Jun-2011 05:59
Superb clarity and colors. Excellent shot for this title. v

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