Focus Stacked Image of a Horsefly: This is the Horsefly that I caught earlier this summer that I have been keeping in the freezer to preserve it. I wanted to check on it and thought...

sippyjug104 Loc: Missouri

This is the Horsefly that I caught earlier this summer that I have been keeping in the freezer to preserve it. I wanted to check on it and thought that it would be time to stage it for a focus stacking session at 5X magnification.

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UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT

Amazing eyes, Gary!

sippyjug104 Loc: Missouri

UTMike wrote:

Amazing eyes, Gary!

Thanks, UTMike. My favorite part it their tongue.

UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT

sippyjug104 wrote:

Thanks, UTMike. My favorite part it their tongue.

OMG, is that a tongue?

sippyjug104 Loc: Missouri

UTMike wrote:

OMG, is that a tongue?

UTMike, that's the tongue that they use to lap up the blood and the tooth that they use to pierce the victim which hurts like the dickens. It's all within that hairy protrusion.

L-Fox

sippyjug104 wrote:

This is the Horsefly that I caught earlier this summer that I have been keeping in the freezer to preserve it. I wanted to check on it and thought that it would be time to stage it for a focus stacking session at 5X magnification.

tramsey Loc: Texas

sippyjug104 wrote:

This is the Horsefly that I caught earlier this summer that I have been keeping in the freezer to preserve it. I wanted to check on it and thought that it would be time to stage it for a focus stacking session at 5X magnification.

sippyjug104 Loc: Missouri

l-fox wrote:

Thanks for viewing.

sippyjug104 Loc: Missouri

tramsey wrote:

Thanks for the reply.

docshark Loc: Millersville, PA

I really loved the double download of the arrangement of the ommatidia. There appears to be a seam between the front half and the back half of the compound eye. Amazing! Great photography Gary.
-Doc

Manglesphoto Loc: 70 miles south of St.Louis

sippyjug104 wrote:

This is the Horsefly that I caught earlier this summer that I have been keeping in the freezer to preserve it. I wanted to check on it and thought that it would be time to stage it for a focus stacking session at 5X magnification.

Another fantastic image!!! Gary

Dr J Loc: NE Florida

Another phenomenon shot. Now I know why they hurt! Your work is incredible!

DaveJ Loc: NE Missouri

Another great shot! Thanks for sharing .

Blair Shaw Jr Loc: Dunnellon,Florida

sippyjug104 wrote:

This is the Horsefly that I caught earlier this summer that I have been keeping in the freezer to preserve it. I wanted to check on it and thought that it would be time to stage it for a focus stacking session at 5X magnification.

Those suckers can really bite the hell out of you......I have been a victim. They are Bad Ass Flies.

Davoallen

Just when I think you can't top that, you do it. Super.