Saturday, September 28, 2013

The Fly

Blue/Green Bottle Fly - Calliphora spp.


Talk about extended families: Houseflies have more than 152,000 relatives—and those are just the ones that researchers know about.

Blue bottle and green bottle flies are a serious pest of farms, stables, gardens and bin areas. The females lay their eggs where they feed, usually in decaying meat, garbage or faeces. When the larvae hatch from the eggs they immediately begin feeding on the decomposing matter located around the hatching area. More than just a nuisance, these flies are carriers of diseases in both humans and animals.

 
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59 comments:

  1. Gorgeous shots of a seriously nasty creature!

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  2. Such fantastic shots and the colors are just so pretty minus their menace :-)

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  3. Very nice pictures and lovely colors Karen.

    greetings, Joop

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  4. hehehe...too much information!!

    gorgeous close-ups, so much detail and i did not realize how pretty they are!!

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  5. Your captures never fail to take my breath away, Karen! I'm not fond of flies, but through your camera, this one is amazing and so colorful! Hope you have a lovely weekend!

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  6. Awesome macro! I tried to get one like this with my macro lens and could not pull it off. I didn't know they were such pests. But I do love their metallic colors.

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  7. Stunning images Karen......and you've caught the colours to perfection.

    Happy weekend,
    Ruby

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  8. Fascinating post and elegant macro shots ~ carol ^_^

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  9. Nice macro shots. Such great detail.

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  10. Such wonderful photos! So beautiful! The colours are fantastic!

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  11. I can't even work up a half decent comment for these nasty creatures, except that your closeups are fantastic!

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  12. The details and colors are amazing... Thank you for coming by sharing your creative photography on Weekly Top Shot #102!

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  13. Wow Karen! These are incredible.
    Excellent macro work!

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  14. Wow, the colors and details are awesome, beautiful pictures!

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  15. Disease carriers - but very beautiful with it. Brilliant macro - thank you.

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  16. Karen...These are magnificent shots, but oh, my, they go make my tummy turn flips....You photos are SOSOSO real. genie

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  17. Wow, love the details and the pretty colors on this fly. Awesome shots! Happy weekend!

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  18. Terrific macros. They are really colorful critters.

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  19. Excellent compositions! I love those beautiful colors! Wonderful defining the details on the fly!

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  20. gee, your amazing pics and accompanying facts are so illuminating and help us appreciate common place things for their real beauty - nasty germs excepted!

    brilliantly done!! *VBS*

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  21. Its insects that really own the Earth - flies and beetles in particular!

    Woodface is safe on the table in H's bedroom!

    Cheers - Stewart M - Melbourne

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  22. That is an absolutely amazing macro! What on earth sort of lens did you use for that! Great shot!

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  23. I had no idea they had all those colors...amazing macro. But I'd rather look at the picture than the real thing.

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  24. Great pictures - thanks for the comment on my blog :)Hanne Bente

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  25. groĂźartige Bilder von der Fliege..

    LG vom katerchen

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  26. Great close up! The colours are fascinating aren't they...

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  27. Seeing the beauty in the extraordinary ordinary visitors in our lives... Thanks for sharing the love up-close with I Heart Macro Karen... really gorgeous colors!

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  28. I am so glad they are no bigger than they are! Rather intimidating. My Top Shot: http://lauriekazmierczak.com/bean-there/

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  29. Amazing colours in this deadly threat to human health. Great macro.

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  30. fantastic macro shots of the flies! gorgeous colors!

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  31. I never thought anything so gross could look so cool. Excellent macro`s.

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  32. Great macro of a nasty insect!
    Lea
    Lea's Menagerie

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  33. Wow - amazing pictures! Love the colors ...

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  34. I remember this fly! I always see this in our old place. It doesn't smell good actually... :)

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  35. I'm in awe that you can make a fly look so good!
    I tend to quickly take a shot when I see one but not the photographic one...more like a swot or a splat!

    Happy Blue Monday to you ;D

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  36. Great shot, amazed you manage to get the photo, usualy the fly off if I try

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  37. Amazing shots. You make a plain old fly look nice.

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  38. amazing shot of such a gruesome creature!

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  39. Wow -- it's an amazing rainbow fly!

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  40. The photos are amazing, showing all the tiny hairs in such detail. I like the silver around the eyes and the iridescent back, too. Great macros!

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