Crane Fly up close

It's another #sublimesunday. This tag was created by @c0ff33a and is an opportunity to post something a bit different, wacky, crazy or whatever takes your fancy.

This post is also my submission for #beautifulsunday curated by @ace108 and it is a photo with a #funkyedit curated by @krazypoet as it has an extreme white saturation which was a complete fluke.

I took this photo of a Crane Fly that decided to take a rest on my living room wall. Not wishing to miss the chance to get a photo for the #dailyinsectsphotography - initiated by @bonp I leaped into action and grabbed my Camera and started shooting away fumbling with my settings as I tried to get 'the shot'

This was the result below. Out of several photos this was the best. I liked the fine detail in the image.

Crane Fly

I know a lot of people get squeamish looking at bugs but this insect is simply beautiful when you take a minute to really look at it. It is a wonder of biological and evolutionary engineering.

For the true enthusiast of insect photography this is where the crane fly fits into the insect family.

Crane fly is a common name referring to any member of the insect family Tipulidae, of the order Diptera, true flies in the superfamily Tipuloidea. Cylindrotominae, Limoniinae, and Pediciinae have been ranked as subfamilies of Tipulidae by most authors, though occasionally elevated to family rank. Wikipedia
Scientific name: Tipulidae
Family: Tipulidae; Latreille, 1802
Order: Fly
Class: Insecta
Kingdom: Animalia

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Have a lovely Sunday and week ahead folks.

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