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Green Eyed Monster
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Green Eyed Monster

by Lucy VanSwearingen

Gallery: Weekly ChallengePosted November 14, 201362 views9 comments
Robber flies are creepy, not just because they are so ugly....but also, because they look like HUGE mosquitoes. This one was around 2 inches high. Notice that the thorax appears to have been sloppily pieced together out of rubbish pulled out of a garbage dump. Definitely not a pretty creature!

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9 comments
Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on November 14, 2013 at 2:30 PM
Why, that fly is just as cute as it can be! :biggrin: Great macro, Lucy! Excellent job of getting so much in focus. :toast:
Registered on July 24, 2006, 2741 Posts, 12349 Comments
Comment posted by Wayne Jones on November 14, 2013 at 10:17 PM
How can you resist those beautiful green eyes and bright red legs? Looks like you could trim your Christmas tree with these. But now that you mention it, there are a few parts that are not that attractive. Hey, nobody's perfect.

Excellent work getting this one in the focal plane for great details.
Registered on April 18, 2007, 953 Posts, 6435 Comments
Comment posted by Howard Cheek on November 15, 2013 at 10:33 AM
Nice side view of one of my favorite insects Lucy, I like how the light has lit-up the green eye here.
Good details, well done! :toast:
Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments
Comment posted by Mark Seaver on November 15, 2013 at 5:26 PM
I think these are cool. I've tried a couple of times and never been able to get a clear shot of one. They seem to be very observant and watchful. That eye is terrific. and the sharpness is right where it needs to be.
Registered on January 23, 2011, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments
Comment posted by Jim Lockhart on November 15, 2013 at 7:06 PM
Nicely composed and well-lit Lucy. Sharpness is incredible; you can see little claws at the end if it's legs and hair on it's body; he almost needs a trim :wink: .
Registered on February 19, 2013, 91 Posts, 500 Comments
Comment posted by Paul Breitkreuz on November 16, 2013 at 5:39 PM
Very nice work, Lucy. Not sure I'm familiar with these guys, but just looking at it reminds of Jeff Goldblum the actor in "The Fly" movie...... :biggrin:
Registered on February 25, 2006, 525 Posts, 8448 Comments
Comment posted by Carolyn Derstine on November 18, 2013 at 11:13 AM
Great macro shot of this critter, Lucy. Good job getting such a sharp focus of this ugly thing. . .thank you very much. :rolleyes: The lighting works well to highlight the details, too. That middle is quite strange, but I guess serves it's purpose. I like the jewel-like color green of the eye and the red spiky legs with a claw are. . .um. . .interesting. Well photographed. :smile:
Registered on February 16, 2011, 610 Posts, 3684 Comments
Comment posted by Randy Runtsch on November 20, 2013 at 10:20 PM
Lucy, I should have notice this fun photo of this creepy insect earlier. In addition to everything everyone said, there doesn't seem to be much area for a brain between the eyeballs. It is not a pleasant looking insect, except for the Christmas-themed colors of its eyes and legs.

Well done! :toast:
Registered on October 30, 2013, 50 Posts, 445 Comments
Comment posted by Sandy Scott on December 7, 2013 at 2:27 PM
Fascinating!
Registered on December 6, 2013, 85 Posts, 345 Comments