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A common visitor to the garden (pic)
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Posted by alisande Zone 4b (My Page) on Tue, Jun 30, 09 at 10:15
| I don't know its name, but this tiny fly (?) is no more than a quarter-inch long and looks rather metallic. I see them often, and they seem almost friendly. Or maybe that's just me. :-)
In any case, I love the way the colors look close up.
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RE: A common visitor to the garden (pic)
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| Wow! Such beauty in something so tiny. I hope you get an ID on her (of course it's a her - she too pretty to be a him). I haven't a clue. TFS!
Diana |
RE: A common visitor to the garden (pic)
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| The Nature Forum came through for me (again), and I have a name: It's the Long-Legged Fly, a beneficial insect. Eater of aphids. See? I told you they were friendly! |
RE: A common visitor to the garden (pic)
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| Eater of aphids! Now that's my kind of fly and pretty to boot. lucky you. |
RE: A common visitor to the garden (pic)
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| Send me a few of those beauties! I have aphids galore in spring. |
RE: A common visitor to the garden (pic)
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| Did you take that photo? If so, how'd you ever get so close to that tiny little creature? Wow! |
RE: A common visitor to the garden (pic)
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| Great close-up photo, Alisande. It's hard for me to like a fly, but that sounds like one of the good guys. I hope it's not one of the ones that buzz around my head in the garden and make me wave my arms like a scarecrow on speed, trying to swat them. ThinMan |
RE: A common visitor to the garden (pic)
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| Nope, this one is very tiny and doesn't buzz. I've had one land on me a couple of times, but they quickly realize their mistake and take off. I've described them as "landing lightly," and I guess the long legs explain that. Auntjen, I was about four inches from him. I've found most insects don't object to me "in their face." Maybe it has something to do with my good thoughts. :-) Here's one that I used in my photo exhibit last month: 
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