| Subject: Syrphid Fly of the insect
family Syrphidae |
| Date: August 2002 |
| Locale: Eagan, Dakota County, Minnesota |
| Photographer: Kendall W. Corbin |
| Comments: The syrphid flies are also
known as hover flies or flower flies. The former name derives from
their ability to hover in one spot, whereas the latter is
based on the fact that flower nectar is their primary
food.
As such, they
are important cross-pollinators of flowers. Many syrphids are
bee mimics, thereby being avoided by predators. |
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| Camera: Minolta Maxxum 7 |
| Lens: Tamron, F2.8, 90mm SP macro
1:1 AF, with a Minolta 2X converter. |
| Film: Kodak EliteCHROME 200 |
| Image: 35mm slide scanned at 600 dpi |
