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Sarcophaga carnaria


Sarcophaga carnaria
Photo Information
Copyright: Siegfried Potrykus (neusser0204) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 482 W: 48 N: 1811] (7054)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-07
Categories: Nature
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-09-28 0:55
Viewed: 76
Points: 25
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Flies of the Diptera family Sarcophagidae (from the Greek sarco- flesh, phage = eating; the same roots as the word "sarcophagus") are commonly known as flesh flies. Most flesh flies breed in carrion, dung, or decaying material, but a few species lay their eggs in the open wounds of mammals; hence their common name. Some flesh fly larvae are internal parasites of other insects. These larvae, commonly known as maggots, live for about 5-10 days, before descending into the soil and maturing into adulthood. At that stage, they live for 5-7 days.
Characteristics
Sarcophaga africa feeding on decaying flesh
Sarcophagid showing basally plumose aristaAntennae 3-segmented, with an arista; vein Rs 2-branched, frontal suture present, calypters well developed. Medium-sized flies with black and gray longitudinal stripes on the thorax and checkering on the abdomen. Arista commonly plumose on basal half; bare in a few species. Four notopleural bristles (short, long, short, long, from front to rear). Hindmost posthumeral bristle located even with or toward midline from presutural bristle.
The family contains three subfamilies, the Miltogramminae, the Paramacronychiinae and the Sarcophaginae, containing between them 108 genera. Flesh-flies are quite closely related to the family Calliphoridae, which belongs to the same (large) infraorder, the Muscomorpha, and includes species such as the blow-fly that have similar habits to the flesh-flies.(Wikipedia)
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Czesc Siegfried! Popisowe makro, mistrzowska ekspozycja, doskonala ostrosc, rownie doskonaly kontrast, ideal kolorystyka. Klaniam sie!

Witaj,
Znakomite macro!
Perfekcyjna ostrosc, doskonaly kontrast.
Pozdrawiam

bravo pour la netteté.

Hallo Siegfried,

Power macro capture of the fly with superb details. I like the sharpness and POV in the shot. Very well seen!

Viele Grüße,
Paras

dobre powiększenie ale niestety wg mnie straciło trochę na jakości... szum widać szczególnie w okolicy oczu owada i wydaje mi się też że jest nieco przeostrzone, ale mimo wszystko ciekawe macro :)

An amazing macro shot. Love the details and how you have focused everything so nicely. Nice color contrast achived by the light brownish background and the dark subject. Well exposed with a nice bokeh.

  • Great 
  • Fons Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1299 W: 2 N: 202] (15592)
  • [2009-09-28 1:34]

super macro !

great details,good POv.good sharp focus.informative note .TFS

Hi Siegfried,
What a super macro!
Accurate focusing with extra sharp details on the fly's body!
The wings and hair are accurately documented in this shot!
Excellent work!
Best regards,

Francis Xavier

Hi Siggi!
lovely capture, perfect sharpness and nice pov...
great work
tfs
regards,
Alper

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  • Saba Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 546 W: 0 N: 1509] (8881)
  • [2009-09-29 9:10]

Witaj Siggi!

Piekne makro, a mucha prezentuje sie wspaniale.
Niezla modelka :)

Wiele serdecznosci.
Barbara

Hi again MF Siggi, another amazingly perfect macro!
TFS and cheers,
Bayram

Ciao Siggi, superb macro with fantastic details and splendid sharpness, very well done, ciao Silvio

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