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Flesh Fly - Sarcophaga - male
Copyright © 2009 Robert Lord Zimlich

Flesh Fly - Sarcophaga - Male
Mobile (Dog River), Mobile County, Alabama, USA
July 5, 2009
Rotten bananas will attract flies. There's no mystery about the ID or the distribution of a Sarcophaga. There's just something about this photo I just like.
Contributed by Robert Lord Zimlich on 6 July, 2009 - 9:52am
Last updated 26 May, 2018 - 6:12pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Ethan Friedman, 19 July, 2009 - 8:19pm

It is a nice shot.
I think eyes are quite important, and the rendering is excellent here. For sure, if you shoot a jumping spider without catchlights, the eyes look dead.
… Ron Hemberger, 6 July, 2009 - 10:06am

 
like it, too
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… v belov, 6 July, 2009 - 4:29pm

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