Who knows though Jim? I've never been bitten by a dragonfly, though lord
knows they've had plenty of opportunity. I used to catch them all the time
when I was a kid. Not to torment them, just to get a closer look. Never once
bitten. Horse Flies however have had their pound of flesh from me over the
years and they HURT.
Charlie
On Mon, Jul 25, 2011 at 10:20 AM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> Hi John,
>
> The horse flies that I recall from my youth on the farm were shaped just
> like an ordinary house fly, but several times larger. This thing has an
> elongated body, and the wings lay flat and parallel to the body when it is
> resting. I suspect that its bite resembles that of the horse fly.
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Hermanson" <omtech1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, July 25, 2011 8:33 AM
> Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: On the Fence
>
>
> > I've seen lots of those around our yard here, are you sure that isn't a
> > horsefly?
> >
> > Speaking of heat, after a month or more of waiting to hear from the
> > lawyers of the person buying my mother-in-laws house, the closing was
> > arranged for Friday 7/22. House had to be "broom clean" by Sunday 6pm.
> > We're done but it was the worst weekend of my life.
> >
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> > On 7/22/2011 4:48 PM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
> >> He looks almost like he's wingless. Did you pluck his wings to make him
> >> hold still for his portrait? :-)
> >>
> >> Chuck Norcutt
> >>
> >>
> >> On 7/22/2011 1:57 PM, Jim Nichols wrote:
> >>> This small dragonfly was the only cooperative subject around today.
> >>> It posed nicely on the old fence so that I could get the shot I
> >>> needed.
> >>>
> >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Small+Dragonfly.jpg.html
> >>>
> >>> Olympus E-1 with Zuiko Digital 35mm f/3.5 Macro
> >>>
> >>> Comments and critiques welcomed.
> >>>
> >>> Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA
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