Bryan Wright · @catselbow
637 followers · 4507 posts · Server fosstodon.org
A crane fly in the reeds (there's a book title for you!).
Does anybody know yet what (or if) adult crane flies eat? Their elaborate mouthparts are fascinating. Is this fly watching/sniffing for mates or food? Or just enjoying the sunshine and rippling water?
#fly #flies #tipulidae #diptera #insects #arthropods #photography #FlyFriday #nature
#fly #flies #tipulidae #diptera #insects #arthropods #photography #flyfriday #nature
Bryan Wright · @catselbow
636 followers · 4417 posts · Server fosstodon.org
A large, graceful crane fly, with a bonus ant.
I have trouble taking pictures of crane flies: they don't sit still for very long, they're easily spooked, and they hang out in dim , shady places. This one was pretty cooperative, but I still didn't get any particularly good pictures before I scared it away.
I was impressed by how sleek and silky it is. I don't think I've seen one like this before. So far, I haven't identified it.
#fly #flies #tipulidae #diptera #insects #photography
Mary C Legg · @pogomcl
204 followers · 1362 posts · Server ohai.social
Giant Sabre Comb Horn Cranefly, Tanyptera atrata Canon 7D EF 60 2.8 f/2.8 1/200 iso:150 Srbsko, Czech Republic May 22, 2023 #Diptera #Tipulidae #Cranefly #insects #invertebrates #macro
#diptera #tipulidae #cranefly #insects #invertebrates #macro
ペパ👽ıͣrͮcͤ · @pepa
11 followers · 356 posts · Server mastodonczech.cz
Dezene Huber 🌻 · @dezene
803 followers · 1043 posts · Server ecoevo.social
Take a trip through the #fly #collection at the #Natural #History #Museum #London with #Erica #McAlister (Senior #Curator, #Flies and #Fleas).
“There are more species of fly within the #United #Kingdom than there are mammal species on the whole planet. A single family of flies—the #craneflies ( #Tipulidae)—includes more described species than all #mammals and #birds combined.”
🔗 https://www.americanscientist.org/article/a-curators-tour-through-fly-collections
#fly #collection #natural #history #museum #london #erica #mcalister #curator #flies #fleas #united #kingdom #craneflies #tipulidae #mammals #birds