I've just returned from some travels -- to find a new Mac version of ZS (Thanks Rik); life is good! To celebrate, I ran a 46 image stack of a California robber fly (with unusual antennae) -- Myelaphus melas. As I just communicated to Wayne Baker, on the Macro and Micro Technique and Technical Discussions forum, this PMax stack ran in 7 min. on my iMac.
Canon EOS 40D with MP-E 65mm macro @ 1x, f/4; 24EX Twin Lite; slight editing in PS.
Cheers,
Eric
Calif. robber fly
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This fly is a Calif. endemic, with fairly specific habitat needs: along watercourses in otherwise dry habitats. The other US species, M. lobicornis, is found in several additional western US states (including Calif.). These flies can be occasionally found in numbers within their restricted habitats.
Interestingly, the BugGuide fly is actually misidentified (it is really Dioctria pusio, a relative of Myelaphus), so I need to correct that ID and submit this photo!
This fly is a Calif. endemic, with fairly specific habitat needs: along watercourses in otherwise dry habitats. The other US species, M. lobicornis, is found in several additional western US states (including Calif.). These flies can be occasionally found in numbers within their restricted habitats.
Interestingly, the BugGuide fly is actually misidentified (it is really Dioctria pusio, a relative of Myelaphus), so I need to correct that ID and submit this photo!