Flies - Help with ID please

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obecanobe Registered Users Posts: 278 Major grins

September 27, 2008 edited September 28, 2008 in Holy Macro

Is this a fruit fly?

Canon 40D, 17-85mm Kit Leans, 60mm 2.8 Canon, MR-14EX, Kenko Tubes

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obecanobe Registered Users Posts: 278 Major grins

September 27, 2008 edited September 27, 2008

This pounced on a much smaller fly just before I took the shot.
Any ideas on what it might be?

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Canon 40D, 17-85mm Kit Leans, 60mm 2.8 Canon, MR-14EX, Kenko Tubes
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Lord Vetinari Registered Users Posts: 15,901 Major grins

September 28, 2008 edited September 28, 2008

Good ones Geoff
#1 looks like a fairly newly emerged fruit fly.
#2 looks to be the same as your mating pair shot- either a robber or a snipe fly - I think the latter is more likely..

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obecanobe Registered Users Posts: 278 Major grins

September 28, 2008 edited September 28, 2008

Thanks for the Brian.

Canon 40D, 17-85mm Kit Leans, 60mm 2.8 Canon, MR-14EX, Kenko Tubes
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