Pete I was "Prime Mover" many years back....  38,631 posts Likes: 25 Joined Jul 2006 Location: Berkshire, UK More info | Jun 03, 2009 12:45 | #1 I happened to notice this little fly - it struck me as weird that it has such a long neck...
Detail of head
I assume that it's carniverous (it was sitting on my BBQ). It looks as though it's had a bit of a tussle with a spider, from the silk tangling it's wings and the missing antenna. I've never seen one like it before.
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GOLDENORFE Goldmember  1,752 posts Likes: 5 Joined Mar 2009 Location: Wirral,cheshire,uk More info | Jun 03, 2009 13:08 | #2 cool looking bugs, it is a snakefly possibly raphodia notata. http://www.flickr.com/photos/goldenorfe/
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Pete THREAD STARTER I was "Prime Mover" many years back.... 38,631 posts Likes: 25 Joined Jul 2006 Location: Berkshire, UK More info | Jun 03, 2009 13:11 | #3 Ahhh... Interesting. I'd never heard of snake flies before. Many thanks!
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orionmystery Cream of the Crop  12,078 posts Likes: 771 Joined Apr 2008 Location: Malaysia More info | Jun 03, 2009 21:49 | #4 Nice captures of an amazing bug! Kurt
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LordV Macro Photo-Lord of the Year 2006  More info | Jun 04, 2009 00:12 | #5 Lovely captures- agree a snake fly - don't often see pics of these. http://www.flickr.com/photos/lordv/
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Pete THREAD STARTER I was "Prime Mover" many years back.... 38,631 posts Likes: 25 Joined Jul 2006 Location: Berkshire, UK More info | Jun 04, 2009 16:08 | #6 LordV wrote in post #8046427  Lovely captures- agree a snake fly - don't often see pics of these. Brian v. Thanks, but by any standard (well, the standards here), they're lousy photos. Hand held manual focusing in declining light with an underpowered flash. I only really took these shots because I've never seen a fly like this before and I wanted to know what the heck it was!
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orionmystery Cream of the Crop 12,078 posts Likes: 771 Joined Apr 2008 Location: Malaysia More info | Jun 04, 2009 21:38 | #7 Nice find and capture. Now my bug wish list just get longer and longer Kurt
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LordV Macro Photo-Lord of the Year 2006 More info | Jun 05, 2009 00:34 | #9 Pete wrote in post #8050393 Thanks, but by any standard (well, the standards here), they're lousy photos. Hand held manual focusing in declining light with an underpowered flash. I only really took these shots because I've never seen a fly like this before and I wanted to know what the heck it was! In my book any pic of a rare /odd bug is just as good as a beautiful picture of a common bug. You just don't get the opportunity to get it "right" so often. http://www.flickr.com/photos/lordv/
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Leorooster Cream of the Crop  6,749 posts Likes: 2 Joined May 2005 Location: New York More info | Jun 05, 2009 15:07 | #10 Pete wrote in post #8050393 Thanks, but by any standard (well, the standards here), they're lousy photos. Hand held manual focusing in declining light with an underpowered flash. I only really took these shots because I've never seen a fly like this before and I wanted to know what the heck it was! Nice capture! I second what Brian said orionmystery wrote in post #8052220 Nice find and capture. Now my bug wish list just get longer and longer  Kurt.......but you already lives in a "macro heaven"........I just can't imagine that your list would longer than mine Canon 1DMarkIII
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