I bent to sniff my favourite rose.............
And it looks as though this poor guy was carrying a parasitic mite on his thorax. I haven't noticed a "hump" like this on this particular type of hoverfly before, and over the years, I've checked out a lot of hoverflies............
D810, Tamron 90mm macro, iso 1600, F22, camera flash.
Pete
Coup de gras...........
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Syrphus Rubesii
Yes, you're correct.......I zoomed in a bit on the original shot and compared it with another SR, and it's clearly meant to be there!!
Pete
Pete
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Rose
Dang - them crab spiders are fierce.
Mike
Mike
Michael Reese Much FRMS EMS Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA