Even I have to admit that this is one ugly fly!

Posted on August 12, 2014 By Michael Griffiths

Sunrise: 05.47 Sunset: 08.40

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Mint Loving Dung Fly.

Category: Insects, Invertebrates, Wilden Marsh Nature Reserve, Wildlife Photography Tags: Canon 500D DSLR camera., Canon EFS 60 mm f2.8 macro lens, Insects, Kidderminster, Macro photography, nature, Nature Photography., Photography, Stourport on Severn, Wild Plants, Wilden Marsh, Wilden Marsh Nature Reserve, wildlife photography, Worcestershire Wildlife Trust, Yellow Dung Fly (Scathophaga stercoraria).

8 Comments on “Even I have to admit that this is one ugly fly!”

Timothy Price
August 12, 2014

He is a little chunky, and has really hairy legs, but then he has nice coloring.

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tootlepedal
August 12, 2014

Very compact though.

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- mike585
  August 13, 2014
  
  Flies usually are, Tom.
  
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ramblingratz
August 13, 2014

Yep ….

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Sarah Longes - Mirador Design
August 13, 2014

Yep!

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Noeline Smith
August 21, 2014

….. but his mother loves him! 😀

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- mike585
  August 21, 2014
  
  . . . but you can not be certain, Noeline! 😉
  
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  - Noeline Smith
    August 22, 2014
    
    True!! 😀
    
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