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dpastern
20th of December 2006 (Wed), 06:26
Spotted this today, grabbed two shots of it. Surprised I got anything decent due to the breeze...I thought it was a Mosquito when I spotted it, but I was sure. A bit of research earlier tonight showed that it was a Dengue Mosquito, not nice beasties.

Dave
LordV
20th of December 2006 (Wed), 06:51
Wonderful shot- great composition with all the curves.
Brian V.
Az2Africa
20th of December 2006 (Wed), 06:58
Well done !!
bandit 1
20th of December 2006 (Wed), 08:01
Hiya Dave,

Great shot, maybe you should have look at this site.

http://www.health.qld.gov.au/dengue/dengue_fever/mosquito.asp.

Cheers for now
Mark :)
racketman
20th of December 2006 (Wed), 08:05
sounds nasty, hiding under tables and biting people's ankles - I had a King Charles Spaniel like that.
Lovely flowing composition.
dpastern
20th of December 2006 (Wed), 16:05
Thanks for the kind words guys. Mark, that's the exact website that I found that I used to ID the Mosquito. Interestingly, it says that it's only found in Northern Queensland! I'm going to do a bit more research today and see if it has actually migrated south.

Dave
bandit 1
20th of December 2006 (Wed), 16:35
Hiya Dave,

Hey great minds think alike eh, funnily enough it was that bit about them having not migrated further South than Northern Queensland that caught my eye, would be interested to hear if your research comes up with anything ?

http://www.health.qld.gov.au/dengue/dengue_fever/australia.asp

Cheers for now
Mark :)
dpastern
20th of December 2006 (Wed), 17:39
You must be the great mind then Mark, cos I'm certainly not! I did a bit more research and found this page pretty quickly:

http://www.abc.net.au/science/news/stories/s21653.htm

I've seen this bugger in our yard before, but never had the camera on me, I'm rather worried now! It's a nasty bugger, carrying Dengue fever, Ross River Fever, Malaria and all sorts of other nasties.

Dave
zman
20th of December 2006 (Wed), 19:04
Great shot!
Jim G
20th of December 2006 (Wed), 19:16
Wow. Great curves and such a precise DOF.... great shot. I like the fact that it's all black/white/green.

Damn mosquitos :p
Ferco
20th of December 2006 (Wed), 20:29
wow that is an awesome shot- I don't know how you get them so sharp and clear! As said before you got the DOF PERFECTO! lol nice one
BigAl-SA
20th of December 2006 (Wed), 22:02
As all have said, really nice comp on this - wonderful curves. Looks like our zebra mosquito which is very common:
http://bigal-sa.smugmug.com/photos/37263835-L.jpg
Didn't realize they could carry dengue though :(
dpastern
21st of December 2006 (Thu), 15:16
Thanks guys! This is one shot where I'd love to have went in closer with a MPE-65.

Al - yup, it does look like your Zebra Mosquito, probably is the same. Mosquitos are nasty lil buggers, and along with Fleas and Ticks I'll kill them without remorse.

Dave
Stefano
21st of December 2006 (Thu), 15:27
Great shot!
dpastern
21st of December 2006 (Thu), 20:14
Thank you!

Dave
Bald Eagle
21st of December 2006 (Thu), 20:24
Dangerous work there Dave, but excellent results. on a side note, They seem to be rather scarce around these parts, must be the freezing air and all that.:D ;) :D
dpastern
21st of December 2006 (Thu), 20:38
Dangerous work there Dave, but excellent results. on a side note, They seem to be rather scarce around these parts, must be the freezing air and all that.:D ;) :D

Thanks Rick! I hope they stay rare around your area, they're not nice buggers.

Dave
photobitz
21st of December 2006 (Thu), 21:02
Looks like every mozzie that has ever bitten me :confused:

Nice shot though :)