Coup de gras...........

[Pete]

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

[ChrisR]

Nice shot! Could be a normal Syrphus rubesii? Scutellum is quite pronounced.

[Pete]

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

[Olympusman]

Dang - them crab spiders are fierce.

Mike

[razashaikh]

Stunning!