Hammer-head fly

[Paul A]

These little guys are fairly common in the rain forests of Costa Rica. I have no idea what the adaptive benefit of the spread eyes is. Any entomologists out there?

[mgbeach]

i had no idea something like this existed on the planet! thanks for sharing.

[Vetteography]

I'm with mgbeach, I had no idea.

[TammieO]

Cool pic. I've never seen anything like that.

[cactusclay]

Wow, that's odd.Nice shot.

[tupe]

Nice picture. It is one thing to describe an interview with a gorgon or a griffin, a creature who does not exist. It is another thing to discover that (a creature) does exist and then take pleasure in the fact that he looks as if he didn't.
-- G. K. Chesterton

[Paul A]

Great quote, that's why I love the tropics. So much wierd stuff in the forest.

[rich_yau]

eew thats wierd! Costa Rica as no army right?? what happens if there's a war

[RockOne]

One of natures little oddities :-). Nice shot.

[Lioness]

What a great picture-so clear! That is so cool. The head shae would help with aerodynamics in flight.

[Lioness]

It would also increase range of vision to avoid predation. :)

[Devoid of Orbit]

Wow lol...I'm in agreement with anyne who said they never saw anything like that before...Actually kinda nifty though...It could be that those aren't really functional eyes but are there to make them look all big and bad so no one else will mess with them...Or maybe ^ lol

[RbrtPtikLeoSeny]

Woah..... that'd freak me out big time! Thanks for sharing. Never new a fly like that existed. You'd think it wouldn't be able to fly due to the weight of that thing on its head!

[thomascanty]

That's a very strange looking fly! Good capture.