A female hoverfly (Toxomerus marginatus) pauses on the very tip of a blade of grass.

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As a note, the shallow depth of field and outstretched posture makes this fly appear to be in flight over grass. That's not actually the case: she was perched on a blade of grass.

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Location: Albany, New York
Photo credit: © Michael Hampson / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: arthropod, aschiza, black, flower, fly, green, hexapod, hoverfly, insect, small, syrphidae, toxomerini, toxomerus, wings, yellow