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 22/04/2014 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 12/10/2012 23:50
Wunderschöner Flieger, Mark! Danke fürs Schicken des scharfen, farbschönen Bildes!LGT. Einen schönen (Wald-)Sonntag!!!
Astrid Buschmann 06/06/2009 14:20
Ganz starkes Makro von dem spinnenbeinigen Gesellen.LG Astrid
Saska S. 02/06/2009 9:19
Wow, great macro. Excellent image.Regards, Saska
Heidi Bollich 31/05/2009 23:18
Großartige Aufnahme! Super!LG Heidi
Die Mohnblumen 30/05/2009 22:24
Hallo Mark,eine klasse Makroaufnahme, mit der Du uns nach Rückkehr aus dem Urlaub begrüßt.
LG Heike & K-H
Adele D. Oliver 30/05/2009 20:18
Such a small fly ... and so large and detailed in your image. Very fine macro!cheers, Adele
JeannyL 30/05/2009 20:05
ein klasse Macro MarkLG Jeanny
Jan Rillich 30/05/2009 19:44
wonderful light and colours!LG Jan
Ryszard Basta 30/05/2009 19:26
top Qualij.a.j.jansen m. 30/05/2009 18:57
A great image with extraordinary details, well done.Jan.
Perry Blevins 30/05/2009 17:25
Stunning details and light. Well composed and presented.Regards, Perry
Deryck 30/05/2009 15:11
They live only to to mate and die - how interesting :-))Lovely shot of this strange insect
Deryck
† Ushie Farkas 30/05/2009 14:26
Vom ALLERFEINSTEN ,Mark, ich bin begeistert! Salut UshieStefan Burkard 30/05/2009 10:57
sehrr schön , gefällt mir!LG Stefan