#flyday

Happy fly-day everybody! I’d like to show off this fly larvae that lives in a ditch on the side of the road by my local natural area! As you can see here, it’s using a caudal breathing tube, or a big straw on its butt, to breathe air from the top of the water!! I strongly suspect this to be Stratiomyidae (Solider flies) because of the choice in habitat and the caudal tube’s last segment being specifically longer than the others, but I could be wrong!

I'm just about to 'take off' for the day. ✈️..Enjoy the rest of your 'Flyday' with this airborne 2000ti.

🚗💨 BMW 2000ti (E120)

• 🛠️ Engine: 2.0L 4-cyl, twin-carb (two Solex 40 PHH)

• 🐎 Power: 120 hp (88 kW) @ 5,500 rpm

• 💪 Torque: 123 lb-ft (167 Nm) @ 3,600 rpm

• 🏎️ Top Speed: 111 mph (179 km/h)

• 📅 Production: 1966-1968

It’s #flyday Friday, 23 December 2022

It was #FlyDay last Friday, and although I meant to post then there wasn’t quite the time. This particular fly was buzzing around the kitchen and I used the Sony Mavica MVC-FD51 for these super low resolution images. #fliesarebeautiful