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Male midge on Common Mare's Tail, Heesch, Netherlands Not really happy with the cluttered photo. This is a male midge on the Common Mare&#039;s Tail, a water plant in my micro pond (just a bucket of water dug into the ground). Here&#039;s the full plant:<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/117629/common_mares_tail_heesch_netherlands.html" title="Common Mare&#039;s Tail, Heesch, Netherlands"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/117629_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1761782410&Signature=e%2BpQuRovXUl4aWFYTtrcn8V%2FIYw%3D" width="126" height="152" alt="Common Mare&#039;s Tail, Heesch, Netherlands This is a water plant that does naturally occur where I live, yet in this case its a purchased specimen planted in our mini pond in the garden. Only the roots are below the water surface.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/117630/common_mares_tail_-_closeup_heesch_netherlands.html Hippuris vulgaris,Macro" /></a></figure> Heesch,Macro Click/tap to enlarge

Male midge on Common Mare's Tail, Heesch, Netherlands

Not really happy with the cluttered photo. This is a male midge on the Common Mare's Tail, a water plant in my micro pond (just a bucket of water dug into the ground). Here's the full plant:

Common Mare's Tail, Heesch, Netherlands This is a water plant that does naturally occur where I live, yet in this case its a purchased specimen planted in our mini pond in the garden. Only the roots are below the water surface.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/117630/common_mares_tail_-_closeup_heesch_netherlands.html Hippuris vulgaris,Macro

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    Calbost Niel
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    Looks surreal Posted 4 years ago
    1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
      Ferdy Christant
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      Male midges often that these wonderful plumes :) Posted 4 years ago

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Uploaded Aug 6, 2021. Captured Jul 2, 2021 17:27.
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  • NIKON D850
  • f/5.6
  • 1/60s
  • ISO64
  • 50mm