the Asilidae are the Robber Fly family, also called Assassin Flies - they are powerfully built, bristly flies with a short, stout proboscis enclosing the sharp, sucking hypopharynx
the name "robber flies" reflects their notoriously aggressive predatory habits; they feed mainly or exclusively on...
Hi !
I try a function on my camera : 4k mode, it take a kind of movie where I can choose pictures I want.
So I take a 3 seconds 4k, and select 8 picture to try focus stacking.
I made a wonderful discovery today! Apparently there are flies that like to hang out on the trunk of the Japanese maple in my backyard.
I'm still very new at trying to capture live insects handheld, but these were kind enough to stay still.
In all the photos, the flies were actually pointed...