Hanging on by cfulton
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Description
I have no idea what this thumb-sized flyer is.
Clive
Thanks to Rhanagaz:-
The caddisflies are an order, Trichoptera, of insects with approximately 12,000 described species. Also called sedge-flies or rail-flies, they are small moth-like insects having two pairs of hairy membranous wings.
~ Wikipedia ~

Comments (16)
What a looker! Magnificent pic.
Wonderful Colours.
Great pic. Macro?
So much detail superb capture !!
theres klingons on the starboard bow...;)
Great and sharp capture! It seems to be a caddisfly of some kind. The are relatives of moth and butterflies. I have put a link down under to a page! Rhanagaz http://www.google.dk/search?hl=da&q=caddis%20flies&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&biw=1280&bih=762 (copy and paste)
exceptional!
Fine perfect macro
Wow, wonderful shot!
Fantastic and fascinating capture
a very beautiful insect! Wonderful photo!!!!
Lovely insect whatever it is! Well captured Clive.
Stunning capture of this fly. Thank you for sharing the information Rhanagaz.
Now that IS really COOL and interesting.. Never seen that one before.. Good find! Will be catching up on comments ASAP, back in Country in a few days.. Rob
How wonderful bug !
We got similar here, I think they are related with dragon-flies. Very nice shot.