Tuesday 12 July 2016

A Fly That Plays Bad Golf!

The uglier a man's legs are, the better he plays golf. It's almost a law.” - H. G. Wells

During a recent intense field week in sunny Kent with some wonderful members of the Dipterists Forum there were many superb flies recorded. One target species was found by Martin Drake at South Swale and Rob Wolton at Rushenden Marshes.

This was a Dolichopodidae fly species with superb legs sported by the male called Campsicnemus magicus. This species justifiably adorns the front cover of The Dipterists Handbook by Peter Chandler and I leave you with a couple of images of one of the specimens.



The uglier a man's legs are, the better he plays golf - it's almost a law.
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The uglier a man's legs are, the better he plays golf - it's almost a law.
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