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Photographed on my driveway next to the Celery Farm last week.
Whoever they are, they seemed inseparable.
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Stiles says they are just shaking hands.
Thanks, Deedee! -
Male on the left!
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I was wrong!! It is this:
Golden-backed Snipe Fly
Chrysopilus thoracicus (an expert told me!!)
Yes, they are mating!! -
A type of Robber Fly – mating.
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Jim Wright
Stiles says they are just shaking hands.
Thanks, Deedee!
Deedee Burnside
Male on the left!
Deedee Burnside
I was wrong!! It is this:
Golden-backed Snipe Fly
Chrysopilus thoracicus (an expert told me!!)
Yes, they are mating!!
Deedee Burnside
A type of Robber Fly – mating.