Tuesday 2 June 2015

Hold on Tight

A few days ago I saw this small fly on the aluminium bar across the green house door. It wasn't until I had a close look at the photo that I noticed how it managed to hang on the vertical surface:

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I could see how it had spread two of its legs to hook the ends in the minute scratches in the metal.

6 comments:

  1. Things like that are how insects were here before us, and will be here long after we've gone

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    1. SDT. Yes, they don't seem to take many generations to adapt.

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  2. They are amazing creatures.

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    1. Adrian: They are - each seems adapted to a particular behaviour / way of life.

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  3. rock climbers are envious. :)

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    1. TWG: Ha ha. Yet to see a human adapt for vertical climbing.

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