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fly - Geron
Copyright © 2008 Gacko

fly - Geron
DeSoto, Dallas County, Texas, USA
July 17, 2008

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Contributed by Gacko on 28 July, 2008 - 11:42am
Last updated 6 September, 2010 - 1:01am

Moved
Moved from Geron.
… Joel Kits, 6 September, 2010 - 1:02am

Love the Dew Drop!
...or more likely, nectar drop...at the tip of the proboscis.

Presumably that's why he's visiting the flowers. I think it's a he, since the eyes seem to be holoptic (see 2nd image of the series).
… Aaron Schusteff, 30 June, 2009 - 7:48pm

 
Thanks
for looking at this little friend!
… Gacko, 30 June, 2009 - 9:12pm

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