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Miniscule black creature with brown eyes and hairy antennae - Systole

Miniscule black creature with brown eyes and hairy antennae - Systole
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
July 14, 2019
This is the tiniest thing I've tried to photograph. I'd guesstimate about 3mm, but I really need to pick one of the cilantro flowers that it favors and measure one of the petals (it can fit comfortably on a single petal.)

This creature moved slowly and sat still for extended periods -- the only reason I was able to get any shot at all! I could barely see it on the flower, though admittedly I do have some eyesight issues.

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Miniscule black creature with brown eyes and hairy antennae - Systole Miniscule black creature with brown eyes and hairy antennae - Systole Miniscule black creature with brown eyes and hairy antennae - Systole Miniscule black creature with brown eyes and hairy antennae - Systole

Moved
Moved from Eurytomidae.

Systole sp.
Systole sp.

Moved

Another individual
There are also these shots from earlier in the morning:

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