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Challenge: Solo II (Standard Editing)
Collection: 2023-24 - CHALLENGES and associated
Camera: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
Lens: OM System 90mm f/3.5 Macro IS PRO M.Zuiko Digital ED
Date: Nov 24, 2024
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 320
Shutter: 1/250
Date Uploaded: Nov 24, 2024

 i felt a lone surfer would go really well in a solo challenge .. so getting a shot of this fruit fly with its legs out .. almost like a body surfer just about to catch a wave .. was too cool not to enter ..

taken on the morning this challenge went in for voting ..
voting starts at 4pm here atm in australia with daylight savings etc ..

anyway .. good luck to my little fruit fly who i feel might be about to give birth judging by its swollen abdomen .. !! ..

Eggs
Female fruit flies lay 1/20 eggs in ripening or fermenting fruit and vegetables.

An egg clutch can range from several to 50 eggs and a single female can lay several hundred to 3000 eggs in their lifetime, depending on the species.

Larvae
The eggs hatch into larvae, also known as maggots, within 2/4 days. The maggots are eyeless and legless, and feed on the fruit from the inside.

Pupae
The maggots burrow out of the fruit and into the soil, where they transform into pupae. The pupae are oval-shaped, light to dark brown, and hard.

Adult flies
Immature flies emerge from the soil, leaving their pupal shell behind. Adult fruit flies become sexually active within two days of emerging.

Fruit flies can develop into adults within one to two weeks at room temperature. The egg and larval stages span approximately eight days, while the pupal stage lasts six days. The adult fruit fly lives for several weeks."

Statistics
Place: 8 out of 25
Avg (all users): 6.0400
Avg (participants): 5.4000
Avg (non-participants): 7.0000
Views since voting: 54
Views during voting: 46
Votes: 25
Comments: 1
Favorites: 0

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 12/02/2024 06:53:09 PM
I really like your image, its stunning and the coloration is beautiful.
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