DSLRUsers.com

Posted: **Fri Feb 02, 2007 11:50 pm**

This is a slender bee fly, of the Family Bombyliidae, Subfamily Gerontinae. This little one was feeding on a flower of blue billy goat weed (Ageratum houstonianum), and was approximately 5mm

Cute huh?

These guys are parasites of certain groups of moths in the larval form, and feed on nectar and pollen as adults

Hugs
Rel

Posted: **Sat Feb 03, 2007 12:19 am**

wow thats a really nice clean shot! what lens did you use? thats pretty darn small! 5mm...

Posted: **Sat Feb 03, 2007 12:28 am**

Thanks B01NG

The shot has been cropped, but was taken with the Nikon 105 2.8 macro, SB800, PJ Lightsphere, and diffusion dome

f22, 1/250, iso 200 and SB800 on GN 2.2m

Posted: **Sat Feb 03, 2007 5:04 am**

I love it!

blacknstormy, your macro shots are just perfect!!

Posted: **Sat Feb 03, 2007 7:52 am**

I like the nice even light over the copmound eyes Rel.
Did you pull out the Ageratum after you took the shot?
Regards Colin

DSLRUsers.com

Bloody small fly :)

Bloody small fly :)