neville park

trying to be perceived as a normal, friendly person by nodding and smiling as an old man passes me on the sidewalk while I'm hunched over someone's bushes next to their green bin extremely suspiciously, taking photos of flies having sex

#FridayFlyDay #FlyFriday #bugstodon #insects #flies #SoldierFlies #Diptera #Stratiomyidae

Jun 27, 2025 at 5:47pmWeb
Show threadZatsuJun 27, 2025
@nev That's suuuch a mood
Show threadNico VJun 27, 2025
@nev I too can see a lot of raised eyebrows when I'm carrying my macro gear (especially the spherical diffuser), so I can relate 😂
Show threadderaffeJun 27, 2025
@nev Compost Flies (Ptecticus trivittatus), no?
Perfectly normal behavior in my book anyway, especially for such nice photos.
Show threadneville parkJun 27, 2025
@deraffe Yes, _Ptecticus_ sounds likely…not sure whether I can get to species though.
Show threadmeganeckoJun 27, 2025
@nev There are randy bugs everywhere this time of year