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Slender Hover Flies

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My husband Nathan took this amazing series of hover flies mating in flight. From the pics it looks as though the female doesn't move her wings at all and the male is holding her up... he's doing ALL the work!

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6 Comments

Maria dB
Maria dB 12 years ago

great capture!

ChristyHolland
ChristyHolland 12 years ago

Crazy!! Great shots!!

LeanneGardner
LeanneGardner 12 years ago

What a great set of photos! How clever of hubby to capture these :)

CindyBinghamKeiser
CindyBinghamKeiser 12 years ago

Awesome! Great in flight series. Mating is a bonus :-)

jcmorais
jcmorais 12 years ago

Fantastic!

KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago

Awesome series Shanna!

ShannaB
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ShannaB

4573, Queensland, Australia

Spotted on Feb 8, 2012
Submitted on Feb 22, 2012

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