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Insect porn
John P

Insect porn (Unknown)

Spotted these two whilst out looking for Dragons.

No idea what they are, maybe some variety of Flesh Fly?
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Habitat
Very wet woodland edge
Location
New Forest
Date taken
22.8.2011
Scientific name
Unknown
Equipment used
40D+100-400+ext tube
Leaubellon
Looks like some kind of robber flies to me (short antennae, bristles on the face, spiny legs, long abdomen).
 
John P
Thanks guys, Robber Fly of some sort looks good to me, google tells me there about 7000+ species, possibly Machimus cingulatus or Machimus-atricapillus.
 
Stanley Jones
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Double trouble with this pair, especially if your another insect. Great capture and picture!!!
 

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