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My first flying hoverfly


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Have you ever seen a hoverfly right in front of your face, daring you to take one just more step?

When you do step forward they don't just back down or retreat a few feet, they seem to teleport instantly, possibly into a whole other dimension, gone without a trace, warp factor 9, these guys are fast.

Insect photographer Graham Jeffery, Hinckley UK.
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Image Capture Data
File Name24-Jul-04-4512.jpg
Taken onSaturday 24th July 2004 at 1:50 pm
CameraCanon EOS-1DS
LensEF100mm f/2.8 Macro USM
Focal length100m
ISO100
Aperturef/16.0
Shutter1/250 sec
  
Orig. crop1449 x 896
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