Window Gnat

Lord VetinariLord Vetinari Registered Users Posts: 15,901 Major grins
edited November 23, 2007 in Holy Macro
Some shots of window gnats.

Brian V.

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Cross-eye stereogram

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Brian V.
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  • SkippySkippy Registered Users Posts: 12,075 Major grins
    edited November 22, 2007
    Lord Vetinari wrote:
    Some shots of window gnats.

    Brian V.

    Click on Pics for larger size
    Cross-eye stereogram

    How big are these things Brian? the size of Mosquito's? bigger or smaller?
    They actually look like they could be nasty don't they :D

    Great shots clap.gif .... Skippy :D
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  • Lord VetinariLord Vetinari Registered Users Posts: 15,901 Major grins
    edited November 22, 2007
    Skippy wrote:
    How big are these things Brian? the size of Mosquito's? bigger or smaller?
    They actually look like they could be nasty don't they :D

    Great shots clap.gif .... Skippy :D
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    Thanks Skippy,
    Guess they are about 5mm body length so about the same as the mozzies we get here. AFAIK they don't bite - If you remember there was a recent post where someone thought these were robber flies.
    Brian v.
    Brian V.
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  • SkippySkippy Registered Users Posts: 12,075 Major grins
    edited November 23, 2007
    Lord Vetinari wrote:
    - If you remember there was a recent post where someone thought these were robber flies.
    Brian v.


    Ahhhhh yes I do remember that post, their upper body looks similar. nod.gif
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  • patricia kaypatricia kay Registered Users Posts: 206 Major grins
    edited November 23, 2007
    Brian....

    I never tire of looking at your macro shots...these are brilliant and i love the rainbow color on the wings...I have a thing about wings!!!

    Patricia........:D
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