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08/02/2008 04:53:41 PM · #1 |
I'm tempted to say it's some form of cicada, since I am still hearing that sound coming from the very tops of my neighbors trees and deep in bushes behind my house. Plus it has a long thingy sticking out of it's chin like the cicada that were here last month. It's definitely a little bigger... about 2.5 inches, maybe 3.
Sorry for the poor dof. I had my camera manually set for high speed flash when I noticed the bug from inside my office (I thought it was a hummingbird at first). So I ran outside, followed it for half hour or so, caught it in a jar, and really didn't know what to do next. It raised such a fuss, I started to worry about it's wings, so I clicked my settings to P (for professional :)) and shot a couple quickly before it flew in my face.
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08/02/2008 06:16:35 PM · #2 |
Looks like a Robber Fly
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Diptera (Flies)
No Taxon ("Orthorrhapha" (Brachycera excluding Aschiza and Schizophora))
Superfamily Asiloidea
Family Asilidae (Robber Flies)
Message edited by author 2008-08-02 18:20:11.
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