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Hermetia illucens
This was some "Bee" kind of insect i found when i was searching for spiders.. This bug's eyes were very interesting and had some wonderful patterns.. It had sting at the end of its back portion.. This bug was around 3 cms in size.. The adult fly is a mimic, very close in size, color, and appearance to the organ pipe mud dauber wasp and its relatives. The mimicry of this particular kind of wasp is especially enhanced in that the fly's antennae are elongated and wasp-like, the fly's hind tarsi are pale, as are the wasp's, and the fly has two small transparent "windows" in the basal abdominal segments that make the fly appear to have a narrow "wasp waist". The adult soldier fly has no functioning mouthparts; it spends its time searching for mates and reproducing. The adult's life span is 5 to 8 days.
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Yes CarolSnowMilne.. Itz eyes were so hypnotic.. I was very lucky, coz It was sitting quitely and i managed to get a macro shot of its eyes..!!!
Thank u very much for the compliments AnnvanWijgerden.. These snaps are taken from a basic model point and shoot camera.. Wish i had a DSLR..:(
Spotted on Jan 3, 2012
Submitted on Jan 3, 2012
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