Uploaded: July 16, 2020 20:41:40 | Entered: July 16, 2020 20:42:41
Canon EF100mmMacroL, F4.5, 1/3200
A bubble blowing fly. It is not clearly understood why flies blow bubbles and there have been lots of suggestions including cooling by evaporation, heating by solar gain, being sick, scaring away attackers, cleaning their mouth parts, and aerating liquid food.
"God in his wisdom made the fly
And then forgot to tell us why"
-- The Fly by Ogden Nash
Rudi Reiner July 16, 2020
Wow, that is impressive macro shot Terry! #1742995Terry Korpela July 17, 2020
Nicely Done Terry! #11818877Tammy M. Anderson July 17, 2020
Outstanding details and macro. Interesting info too. #11818879Leslie McLain July 17, 2020
An amazing macro image, Terry. #11818884Gail Sullivan July 17, 2020
Love the commentary, Terry...excellent macro work! #11818911Oscar J. Pung July 17, 2020
I like your Ogden Nash quote Terry and your macro work here is fantastic! #11818913Adilson F. Ferreira July 17, 2020
Terrific capture Terry! Wonderful details! #11818914LJ Corliss July 17, 2020
Excellent :) #11818939Linda S. Smith July 17, 2020
Beautiful capture and loved the info as well Terry! I don't believe I have EVER seen a fly blow a bubble in my entire life! Perfect timing! #11818946Janet Criswell July 17, 2020
Wonderful macro and info! #11818949Natasha Pliss July 17, 2020
This is the most amazing insect macro I've ever seen, Terry! What a moment! Your skill is impeccable. Wow!!! #11819059Amalia Sylvia Arriaga Salinas July 18, 2020
WOW, Fantastic macro Terry! #11819269Nancy L. Green July 20, 2020
Love this capture and the quote Terry and I had NO idea that flies did this, VERY well done!! << #11819700Martha R. Mazon July 21, 2020
An incredible image, Terry, and great accompanying info too. Outstanding. #11819859Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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