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What on earth is this creature?
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 25, 2010 5:33 pm    Post subject: What on earth is this creature? Reply with quote

Anyone in to bugs?

Captured in manual mode with a Minolta AF 100 macro with a flash tube gizmo. It is approximately 20mm long.




I have more samples if needed for identification.

Br
/T


PostPosted: Fri Jun 25, 2010 5:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

subscribing to thread. These insects are here too.


PostPosted: Fri Jun 25, 2010 6:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Perhaps some species of snakefly?
Wikipedia

edit: one more link, useful article


PostPosted: Fri Jun 25, 2010 6:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

symphonic wrote:
Perhaps some species of snakefly?
Wikipedia

edit: one more link, useful article


Excellent.


PostPosted: Fri Jun 25, 2010 6:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

symphonic wrote:
Perhaps some species of snakefly?
Wikipedia

edit: one more link, useful article




Thank you, the third link was spot on. Very informative. I have never seen this creature before in Sweden. Perhaps they are growing popular with the climate warmth. There are other species in the same family that I have seen often but they don't look this mean and are smaller and totally yellow/green.

/T


PostPosted: Fri Jun 25, 2010 7:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

torbod wrote:
Thank you, the third link was spot on. Very informative. I have never seen this creature before in Sweden. Perhaps they are growing popular with the climate warmth. There are other species in the same family that I have seen often but they don't look this mean and are smaller and totally yellow/green.

/T


The yellow/green are juveniles. The photos are an adult, a magnificent adult! Here juveniles are abundant; adults (later) are very few.

They are curious almost inquisitive, will look you directly in the eyes, like a jumping spider...


PostPosted: Fri Jun 25, 2010 8:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Wow, great shots of a great creature I've never seen. I know they are called (translated of course) Camel-neck flies here....


PostPosted: Fri Jun 25, 2010 8:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

beautiful one! never seen anyone like that


PostPosted: Fri Jun 25, 2010 8:49 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The wings look like stained glass.


PostPosted: Sat Jun 26, 2010 7:25 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Orio wrote:
The wings look like stained glass.


Agree, have a look at this one. Open in real size and check the wings.



Have a bite!


PostPosted: Sat Jun 26, 2010 7:59 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

we have it here too... weird looking insect


PostPosted: Sat Jun 26, 2010 6:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

RenseH wrote:
Wow, great shots of a great creature I've never seen. I know they are called (translated of course) Camel-neck flies here....


Thanx, IQ is due to your flash tube giamo Wink


PostPosted: Sun Jul 11, 2010 3:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

torbod:
May I ask where in Sweden you found this very cute creature?
I'm curious about seeing one myself. Cool


PostPosted: Wed Aug 04, 2010 10:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Swappo wrote:
torbod:
May I ask where in Sweden you found this very cute creature?
I'm curious about seeing one myself. Cool


Stockholm, Älvsjö to be more precise. Although this was the first end ever encounter.

/T


PostPosted: Thu Sep 02, 2010 12:57 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Nice shot...Dobsonfly?


PostPosted: Sat Sep 04, 2010 8:52 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Wow! Never seen such a thing in my life. Shocked