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soldier fly

Chloromyia formosa

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monkey-mind and nana-puppet
I just found out, that the first pic is a female, and the other ones are males - so blue eyes - female, green eyes-male so interessting
Doryreed
I think that just makes us both odd. :) I am a big fan of spiders too. Watched a nursery web all last year as she built her web and had eggs. She was awesome!
Doryreed
Ha ha! Just really love bugs. Odd I know! :)
Doryreed
This looks like the soldier fly Chloromyia formosa.

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PublishedJune 18, 2011

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