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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Colorful Small Insect
From: jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2018 14:50:28 -0500
References: <467262878.9847.1531769731210@wamui-megara.atl.sa.earthlink.net>

Al, I would estimate that this one is about 5/8" long, not much smaller 
than a honeybee, but the eyes and forebody striping are quite 
different.? I suspect it is some sort of fly.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA

On 7/16/2018 2:35 PM, al crouch via LUG wrote:
> Jim:
> How much smaller is this than a standard honeybee?
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net>
>> Sent: Jul 16, 2018 2:28 PM
>> To: Olympus Camera Discussion <olympus at thomasclausen.net>, "LUG at 
>> Leica-Users.org" <lug at leica-users.org>
>> Subject: [Leica] IMG: Colorful Small Insect
>>
>> Couldn't find any large insects, so went for the small ones instead.
>> Despite several search efforts, I could not identify this nicely
>> colored, large-eyed insect that was enjoying the tiny blooms on the
>> Manhattan plants by the back gate.? This was severely cropped, from the
>> 18-55 Zoom lens.
>>
>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20180716-DSCF8195-2.JPG.html
>>
>> Comments and critiques welcomed and appreciated.
>>
>> -- 
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>
>>
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