Whenever we see them sticking on the toilet wall, we know somewhere within that place is a damp, wet, clogged-up hole, sponge or pipe! It just need a very tiny dark place to breed.
My curiosity took hold of me and I decided to capture one and place it in my PhotoBox for a macro exposure. Hope you like it!
This is a shot taken through a glass. This fly certainly looks like a moth, with all the hairy stuff on its body. The look can kill, if this thing is not of microscopic size.
As it does not keep still, it has taken a different position, with better light exposure. Still, if not for this picture, I would not have known that it has puffy legs!
Would we have taken note that even the wings have long hairs? And, it can still give a good flight! So, the fact that it is a drain fly or sewer gnat (Psychodidae) does give me a consolation that it probably would not find its way onto my dinning table.
Here is a BATMAN perch. Okay, maybe more like a Dracula stance.
Up till now, it has been accommodating and it seems to enjoy being photographed. Just kidding.
And yet another pose - on the photographic twig that I use as a prop for insects. This shot shows that the drain fly can be cute and gives one the temptation to hug it!
After the photo session, I let it off. Alright, please do not let my wife know! As I discarded it outside the balcony, I am sure it will not want to come back.
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