King of the flies...

[acropolite (Phil)]

I remember some time ago everyone was posting Pelican Pictures, now it seems to be flies. Here's a Cicada 50mm long, I pruned the grass around him to get the shot, as I tried to clear more grass he flew off, over my head growling like a slow revving motor. Details EOS 20D ISO200 1/200th @ F9 F/L 48mm Sigma 17-70, no rocessing applied.

[theodog (Jeff)]

Nice one. It seems to be the season for them. I think we used to call them "Black Mondays" when we were kids, but that was a long tome ago so not sure of the name.

[RB (Andrew)]

Wow nice one Phil, check out those red eyes !
Nice DOF too.

[matt]

Excellent.

His 'front end' looks like one of those tripods out of "War of the Worlds"

Nice detail.

[ballaratdragons (Ken)]

WOW!!!!
I don't get to see any Cicadas any more! We don't get many here.

When we were kids we used to hook them onto out shirts and wear them like a badge
until they unhooked their feet and flew away!

Thanks Phil for the memories

[leon]

Now Phil that is some awesome shot, how do you get that creature to stand still for you.

Leon

[ving (David)]

man where have all the cicadas gone... i used to catch heaps as a kid

that shot brings those memories back

[acropolite (Phil)]

how do you get that creature to stand still for you.

he just sat there, even while I plucked some grass around him for a better shot. In fact he was only a couple of metres away from where I was using a saw bench, maybe he mistook the scream of the saw for a love call...

[theodog (Jeff)]

Originally Posted by acropolite

In fact he was only a couple of metres away from where I was using a saw bench, maybe he mistook the scream of the saw for a love call...

Jeeez.. That would have to hurt.

[ving (David)]

Originally Posted by acropolite

...maybe he mistook the scream of the saw for a love call...

Aaaahahahahaha!!!