Sussex bugs

[racketman]

visited Borde Hill gdn in W.Sussex this morning. Wish i'd gone on my own as I could have spent longer shooting bugs! Anyway these two were captured:
a male Scorpion Fly:


http://i.pbase.com/o4/33/541333/1/60715458.ScorpionFlymale.JPG


and a LordV favorite, Rhingia campestris with the strange snout:

http://i.pbase.com/o4/33/541333/1/60715454.Rhingiacampestris.JPG

60 EFS macro lens on 350D

[LordV]

Wonderful shots RM.
That scorpion fly looks odder than the hoverfly if that's possible. I've been there a couple of times for the Summer open air concerts.
Brian V.

[racketman]

Wonderful shots RM.
That scorpion fly looks odder than the hoverfly if that's possible. I've been there a couple of times for the Summer open air concerts.
Brian V.

Nelson Mandela flew in today in a yellow helicopter.

[melvynyeo]

I don't know if scorpion fly is common over your side but it look totally alien to me. That's one super cool insect! Excellent!!!

[Action_Man]

Lovely captures and that Scorpion Fly is spectacular :) ...

[Lester Wareham]

Good ones. Was your Scorpion Fly as nervous as the one I lost the other week.

[racketman]

I don't know if scorpion fly is common over your side but it look totally alien to me. That's one super cool insect! Excellent!!!

reasonably common; if it looks alien to you it must be strange! They dont sting by the way.

[Omri Alon]

Great shots :D Both really weird insects :lol:

[chemicalbro]

great shots RM...... that scorpion fly is an amazing shot, I don't think i've ever seen a scorpion fly (maybe scotland is too cold for them?)