I saw this buzzing brown blob labouring through the air over
Poppit dunes. It crashed to the ground, so I crept up and snapped it before it
took off again. I couldn’t see what it was until I got the shot on the computer.
Melvin Grey then did some magic with Photoshop.
Well, one can see how it got its name. I looked it up and
found that it is a sand dune habitat specialist. It is obviously a voracious
predator, tackling and carrying insect prey heavier than itself. What it is
going to do with this fly is what I’d like to find out. Is it going to suck out
all its juices or is it going to bury it and lay eggs in or on it? And what is
the purpose of these amazing fan-shaped bristles?
Peter Byles.
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