The Living Forest (51) : Crane fly (female)
The slender, long-legged Crane fly does not bite humans, as is often thought, because it feeds on nectar.
Once they become adults, most male crane fly species live only to mate and die.
Dutch name : Koollangpootmug
German name : Kohlschnake
Latin name : Tipula oleracea
Gilbert13 22. April 2014, 14:03
wow, Mark, here you can definitely see the details, stunning! it was pretty bright when I tried to take a picture of mine. One really has to go down, mine were flying just above the grass, amazing.BW Gilbert
Dr.Thomas Frankenhauser 12. Oktober 2012, 23:50
Wunderschöner Flieger, Mark! Danke fürs Schicken des scharfen, farbschönen Bildes!LGT. Einen schönen (Wald-)Sonntag!!!
Astrid Buschmann 6. Juni 2009, 14:20
Ganz starkes Makro von dem spinnenbeinigen Gesellen.LG Astrid
Saska S. 2. Juni 2009, 9:19
Wow, great macro. Excellent image.Regards, Saska
Heidi Bollich 31. Mai 2009, 23:18
Großartige Aufnahme! Super!LG Heidi
Die Mohnblumen 30. Mai 2009, 22:24
Hallo Mark,eine klasse Makroaufnahme, mit der Du uns nach Rückkehr aus dem Urlaub begrüßt.
LG Heike & K-H
Adele D. Oliver 30. Mai 2009, 20:18
Such a small fly ... and so large and detailed in your image. Very fine macro!cheers, Adele
JeannyL 30. Mai 2009, 20:05
ein klasse Macro MarkLG Jeanny
Jan Rillich 30. Mai 2009, 19:44
wonderful light and colours!LG Jan
Ryszard Basta 30. Mai 2009, 19:26
top Qualij.a.j.jansen m. 30. Mai 2009, 18:57
A great image with extraordinary details, well done.Jan.
Perry Blevins 30. Mai 2009, 17:25
Stunning details and light. Well composed and presented.Regards, Perry
Deryck 30. Mai 2009, 15:11
They live only to to mate and die - how interesting :-))Lovely shot of this strange insect
Deryck
† Ushie Farkas 30. Mai 2009, 14:26
Vom ALLERFEINSTEN ,Mark, ich bin begeistert! Salut UshieStefan Burkard 30. Mai 2009, 10:57
sehrr schön , gefällt mir!LG Stefan