Spikey Fly

Tony T · Post by **Tony T** » Sun Dec 23, 2007 5:42 pm

Epalpus signifer, a reasonably common early-season tachinid fly (Diptera: Tachinidae); this species is a parasitoid of owlet moth caterpillars (Family: Noctuidae)

JoanYoung · Post by **JoanYoung** » Sun Dec 23, 2007 6:32 pm

A scary looking fellow indeed!!

Great shot Tony.

Ken Ramos · Post by **Ken Ramos** » Sun Dec 23, 2007 7:15 pm

This is a great shot there Tony. Wonder why flies always have so much hair on them?

Sure is a stubby or stocky looking critter

beetleman · Post by **beetleman** » Mon Dec 24, 2007 6:53 pm

Very sharp detail and lots of DOF IMO

Cyclops · Post by **Cyclops** » Tue Dec 25, 2007 7:32 am

Very cool photo of a very cool fly!

beetleman · Post by **beetleman** » Tue Dec 25, 2007 8:52 am

Cyclops.....your back........Nice to see you back friend

DaveW · Post by **DaveW** » Tue Dec 25, 2007 9:22 am

Magnificent shot Tony!

DaveW

Cyclops · Post by **Cyclops** » Tue Dec 25, 2007 2:23 pm

beetleman wrote:Cyclops.....your back........Nice to see you back friend

Nice to see you too,with new Avatar i see! My 8 year old step son got a microscope for christmas,just like I did as a kid. I think its a bit old for him tho.