Monday, April 14, 2008

Crane Fly

Sometimes I don't have to go very far to find a willing model. This Crane Fly sat on the wall, right outside my door. "Mosquito Hawk" is a misnomer, since Crane Flies do not eat mosquitoes! What they do eat is plant nectar. Isn't this insect delicate and beautiful! 
 
And by the way, I used this opportunity to test my newly acquired set of close-up filters.
 

2 comments:

bapped said...

maybe next time i wont kill it...nice pic!

-Regan
bapped.blogspot.com

Ethan Bodle said...

wow... never looked at them that closely before. That's kind of interesting, the pattern on their wings.