Word to the wise (from the not so wise): keep up on your photo archival! If you're a frequently active shooter, as I am, it's MUCH easier to amass lots of "keeper" images than it is to neatly label and archive them. Eventually all of my photos make their way into well organized folders, and I can lay hands on anything in seconds flat. But, over the past year, I have let some photo archival duties lapse, and am spending lots of time getting everything caught up - with dreams of not getting behind on this stuff again.
I knew who I could ask about their identity - Laura Hughes, who I have mentioned many times before on this blog. She quickly came back with an answer; an answer you may not necessarily be pleased to hear.
Horsefly eggs!
While these brutish biters are not everyone's cup of tea, I've always liked horseflies, in part because of some species' wild op-art technicolor eyes.
Who, as it turns out, also have amazing eggs.
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Keeping up with photo files is a good new years resolution, or anytime resolution.
Interesting eggs. I hate to be bitten by a horsefly.
Great post and site, Jim! I just stumbled upon it while trying to identify subjects in my own archives. As a fellow Ohioan and insect photographer waiting out the winter lull, this post feels like it was handcrafted for me. I just posted a shot from 2014 of a proud horsefly momma laying an egg mass very similar to what you posted here.
Thanks Lisa, and great photo, Dave! And with the me-65, handheld!
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