This is the first time I’d seen an insect with such fancy head gear. It turns out it’s a male non-biting midge. They fly in swarms and can be very annoying on early summer mornings as you walk along. Not sure how I spotted this individual, just lucky I guess.
February 26, 2021 at 1:20 pm
Great light and shot. That plumage on its head reminds me of Yankee Doodle Dandy! 🙂
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February 26, 2021 at 7:01 pm
Incredible looking insect! Thanks again!
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February 21, 2021 at 4:18 pm
That is amazing!
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February 21, 2021 at 5:30 pm
Thank you!
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February 21, 2021 at 3:39 pm
Wowza, that is some awesome head gear! Cool find, Belinda!
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February 21, 2021 at 5:30 pm
It is pretty amazing! Thanks, Donna.
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February 21, 2021 at 3:35 pm
Great image Belinda! Wonderful detail! Enjoyed seeing it!
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February 21, 2021 at 5:27 pm
Thanks very much, Reed!
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February 21, 2021 at 12:00 pm
I’ve never seen anything like this. Or maybe I have but not up close enough to recognize any features. Beautiful photo, and what a lucky capture!
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February 21, 2021 at 1:27 pm
Me either. Thank you, Anneli!
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February 21, 2021 at 11:13 am
Amazing capture and so well detailed.
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February 21, 2021 at 1:22 pm
Thank you, Greta.
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February 21, 2021 at 10:42 am
Fabulous spotting, and fabulous shot! Very impressive.
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February 21, 2021 at 1:22 pm
Thanks, S. I must have been scanning the bushes for a butterfly and spotted this character 😊
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February 21, 2021 at 10:40 am
Great photo, Belinda! It looks like a tiny antenna array used to track its prey or other insects. ❤️
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February 21, 2021 at 1:19 pm
Thanks, John! It’s curious head gear.
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February 21, 2021 at 9:33 am
What a cool sighting! I’ve never seen one, but have heard all about how annoying they are.
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February 21, 2021 at 10:41 am
Thank you! On a humid morning you can walk through clouds of them. At least they don’t bite 😏
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February 21, 2021 at 11:28 am
😀
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February 21, 2021 at 9:23 am
Wow… I have never seen that. Great catch.
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February 21, 2021 at 10:38 am
Thank you. A first for me too. It reminded me of Looney Tunes’, Marvin the Martian 😊
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February 21, 2021 at 1:31 pm
😂😂. Yes, now that you say that 🤣🤣
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February 21, 2021 at 5:38 am
Beautiful picture and portrait, minimal in its way. 🙂
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February 21, 2021 at 10:37 am
Thank you!
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February 21, 2021 at 4:03 am
That’s a great shot of this tiny midge, Belinda. Very fancy antennae. Some insects use their antennae to sense their surroundings and I guess the more finely designed the more sensitive.
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February 21, 2021 at 10:36 am
Thank you, Steve and interesting info.
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February 21, 2021 at 3:43 am
Super macro!
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February 21, 2021 at 8:41 am
Thank you!
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February 21, 2021 at 3:16 am
This is an OUTSTANDING photograph, Belinda! Very well spotted!
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February 21, 2021 at 8:41 am
Thanks very much, Anne!
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February 21, 2021 at 2:28 am
Lucky indeed. Too bad he just missed Mardi Gras!
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February 21, 2021 at 8:40 am
Very lucky 😊
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February 21, 2021 at 2:25 am
Amazing shot and so much details. Maybe annoying but it’s a beauty.
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February 21, 2021 at 8:38 am
Thank you.
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