Sunflower Maggot Fly (Strauzia longipennis) male, mating.
Mohican State Park, Ohio, USA.
May 21, 2005.
Single shot, of live, unrestrained subjects.
(I feel obliged to say that because so many people seem to think you can only get shots like this by stacking dozens of photographs and stitching them together by computer.)
Who knew that Fruit flies could be beautiful? Love the spiky hairdo!
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