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Sepsid scavenger fly cleaning Also known commonly as Scavenger fly and Ensign fly. They really do resemble ants and this particular one exhibited the wing-waving habit seen in some Sepsidae species. A small black dot can be seen near the tip of each wing. <br /> <br /> Captured here cleaning its legs (whilst still waving those wings!). <br /> <br /> 5 mm length Australia,Diptera,Geotagged,Macro,New South Wales,Scavenger fly,Sepsid fly,Sepsidae,arthropod,fauna,insect,invertebrate,winter Click/tap to enlarge

Sepsid scavenger fly cleaning

Also known commonly as Scavenger fly and Ensign fly. They really do resemble ants and this particular one exhibited the wing-waving habit seen in some Sepsidae species. A small black dot can be seen near the tip of each wing.

Captured here cleaning its legs (whilst still waving those wings!).

5 mm length

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By Ruth Spigelman

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Uploaded Jun 2, 2019. Captured Jun 2, 2019 13:37 in 59 Merewether St, Merewether NSW 2291, Australia.
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  • Canon EOS 60D
  • f/10.0
  • 1/256s
  • ISO250
  • 100mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.