White compound eyes Horse fly (Deer fly)

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White compound eyes Horse fly (Deer fly)

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Hi guys,

here's my new work stack photo.
ImageWhite Eyes Horsefly by Nguyen Kelvin, on Flickr

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=D> Very nice.
Thanks for sharing.

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Wow, that's very strange and very nicely done. What lens/objective/format?

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Lou Jost wrote:Wow, that's very strange and very nicely done. What lens/objective/format?
I was taken by Schneider Componon 4/35mm as reversed combined with Nikon PB-6 Bellows. Thank you!

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Sumguy01 wrote:=D> Very nice.
Thanks for sharing.
Thank you!

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Very interesting! White-eyed horse flies are new to me. Some interesting discussion at https://diptera.info/forum/viewthread.p ... &pid=11605 .

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rjlittlefield wrote:Very interesting! White-eyed horse flies are new to me. Some interesting discussion at https://diptera.info/forum/viewthread.p ... &pid=11605 .

--Rik
It's very popular in Vietnam (Southern). It turns dark very quickly after dead.

Thank you for the Website, Rik!

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Verry Nice. Your images are Verry inspiring

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davidguitar wrote:Verry Nice. Your images are Verry inspiring
Thank you!

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The white eyes are new to me also. There are some white eyed horse flies mentioned in BugGuide https://bugguide.net/node/view/33044

The white eyes in the US species are found only in the males. The males may be nocturnal (they are found in light traps) which would explain the large ommatidia on the top. Large ommatidia can improve night vision.

And, a lovely image!


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Fantastic image and details. Thanks for sharing.
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anvancy wrote:Fantastic image and details. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you!

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BugEZ wrote:The white eyes are new to me also. There are some white eyed horse flies mentioned in BugGuide https://bugguide.net/node/view/33044

The white eyes in the US species are found only in the males. The males may be nocturnal (they are found in light traps) which would explain the large ommatidia on the top. Large ommatidia can improve night vision.

And, a lovely image!


Keith
Thank you!

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