Father of the Hellgrammite
Uploaded: February 17, 2023 16:16:09 | Entered: February 17, 2023 16:16:09
Male Dobson Fly. He's harmless but the female will bite if disturbed. The Dobson Fly's aquatic larva, called a hellgrammite, can also deliver a painful pinch but they are good fly fishing bait. New River Gorge National Park, WV
Feb '23 Contest: Animals
Exif: Camera: Canon Canon EOS 77D; Shutter Speed: 1/80; Aperture: f/5.6; ISO: 400; Orientation: ; Date: 2023:02:17 16:55:22
Christine Greenspan February 17, 2023
Amazing details in the wings, Oscar! Quite an impressive bug! Beautiful textures in the wood. Fantastic capture. #1795938Terry Korpela February 17, 2023
Nicely Done Oscar! #12020536Rudi Reiner February 17, 2023
Well seen Oscar, excellent comp! #12020540Elias A. Tyligadas February 18, 2023
Impressive macro capture of this unique bug, great wood texture, feather clarity and details and quite informative note, Oscar!! #12020543Jeff Robinson February 18, 2023
Fantastic find, capture and info Oscar! #12020550Bojan Bencic February 18, 2023
Fantastic tone and details, Oscar. Great info. #12020566Kelley J. Heffelfinger February 18, 2023
Spectacular details, textures, and interesting information, Oscar! #12020571Oscar J. Pung February 18, 2023
Thanks folks! #12020587Don Young February 18, 2023 1
Very nice image, Oscar. But I think I'll pass next time I go fishing!! #12020622Oscar J. Pung February 18, 2023
Thanks Don! #12020624Leslie McLain February 19, 2023
Fantastic capture of this unique bug, Oscar. #12020639Oscar J. Pung February 19, 2023
Thank you Leslie. #12020667Martha R. Mazon February 19, 2023
Incredible image, Oscar, so well composed with the intersecting diagonal lines of the insect and the wood, tied together by the similar tones. Outstanding! #12020728Oscar J. Pung February 19, 2023
Thanks Martha! #12020729Susan T. Evans February 20, 2023
Fantastic Oscar!! And I agree with Martha!! Awesome work!! I’ve never seen one of these before either. #12020745Oscar J. Pung February 20, 2023
Thank you Susan. #12020776Patrick Rouzes February 24, 2023
Wonderful tones, detail, clarity & close up, Oscar! Interesting info! #12021420Oscar J. Pung February 26, 2023
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