Young Owl Fly

[TheFantasticG]

These are a very rare treat! This one is younger than the last one I came across, and only the 2nd I have ever seen out in the wild. Quite excited when I saw it, as you can imagine.

#1

2011-08-20 - Nikon D7000 Macro (7 of 79).jpg by The Fantastic G, on Flickr

#2

2011-08-20 - Nikon D7000 Macro (8 of 79).jpg by The Fantastic G, on Flickr

#3

2011-08-20 - Nikon D7000 Macro (6 of 79).jpg by The Fantastic G, on Flickr

#4

2011-08-20 - Nikon D7000 Macro (5 of 79).jpg by The Fantastic G, on Flickr

Thanks for looking

*I was corrected on the species of this little bug: it is an antlion. Which is very similar to the owl fly. So, now I've seen just one owl fly, and one antlion.

 

[orionmystery]

Nice shots. Maybe this is antlion?

 

[TheFantasticG]

Aye. It is an antlion. Got my I.D. wrong. LordV cleared that up for me.