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Horse Fly, Bug & Pants
Copyright © 2009 David Moll

Horse Fly, Bug & Pants
Bradshaw Ranger District, Prescott National Forest, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
July 14, 2009
Is this Tabanus?

I call this one "Three Worlds".
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Contributed by David Moll on 15 July, 2009 - 11:30pm
Last updated 21 August, 2009 - 3:46pm

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Moved from ID Request.
… Charley Eiseman, 21 August, 2009 - 3:46pm login or register to post comments

Always Amassed
I'm always amassed at all I find in my photos, that I didn't see when I shot it. BTW isn't Tabanus that have eyes that photo in wild colors? Your photos are excellent. Why not tell us on your profile page, about the equipment you use?
… Robert Lord Zimlich, 23 July, 2009 - 10:48am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks for the Generous Complement
Insect eyes really communicate. Tabanus has some wild colors but that's not exclusive to Tabanus: . My "equipment" is relatively lame. I've used a Fujifilm Finepix E550 for all my BugGuide images. My dad was a real photographer so maybe I have the gift, just not the gear.
… David Moll, 23 July, 2009 - 12:58pm login or register to post comments

 
We Are In Accord
I'd say you definitely have your Dad's gift. I've told friends complaining about their camera, "If you know what your doing, you can shot with a box camera." Some of my best photos were shot with old point'n'shoots.
… Robert Lord Zimlich, 23 July, 2009 - 1:04pm login or register to post comments

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