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Robber fly on hand This robber fly first sat on my camera and then on my hand. Very funny, luckily I knew this fly is harmless to me. I took this picture with my mobile phone.<br /> <br /> Species: Robber fly (exect specie not known to me) with male Black Fly (Bibio marci)<br /> Dutch name: Roofvlieg met mannetje van Zwarte vlieg (Bibio marci) Bibio marci,Geotagged,The Netherlands Click/tap to enlarge

Robber fly on hand

This robber fly first sat on my camera and then on my hand. Very funny, luckily I knew this fly is harmless to me. I took this picture with my mobile phone.

Species: Robber fly (exect specie not known to me) with male Black Fly (Bibio marci)
Dutch name: Roofvlieg met mannetje van Zwarte vlieg (Bibio marci)

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  1. View Joost Thissen's profile
    Joost Thissen
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    Detailed picture:
    Robber fly on hand detail This robber fly first sat on my camera and then on my hand. Very funny, luckily I knew this fly is harmless to me. I managed to take my camera out of my left hand and take this picture.<br /> <br /> Species: Robber fly (exect specie not known to me) with male Black Fly (Bibio marci)<br /> Dutch name: Roofvlieg met mannetje van Zwarte vlieg (Bibio marci) Bibio marci,Geotagged,The Netherlands
     Posted 12 years ago
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    karin65207
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    what a luck, that you could took this with your cellphone. very nice Posted 12 years ago

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The Hawthorn Fly

"Bibio marci" or St. Mark's fly is a fly from the family Bibionidae. Their common name comes from the fact that the adults usually emerge around St Mark's Day, 25th April.

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Similar species: True Flies
Species identified by Joost Thissen
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By Joost Thissen

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Uploaded May 14, 2013. Captured May 4, 2013 14:24 in A67, Heeze, The Netherlands.
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  • GT-I9000
  • f/2.6
  • 1/826s
  • ISO50
  • 3.79mm