Thursday, December 11, 2008

LOLFly


I thought, until reviewing this picture, that what we had were mainly fungus gnats. This isn't a fungus gnat, though: it's some kind of smallish, fungus-eating fly.

I know you're thinking, but, Mr_S, aren't fungus gnats smallish, fungus-eating flies? Well, yeah, actually. But it's different. This is some other, more housefly-looking species. I know it sounds like a pretty trivial distinction, but it matters. Kinda. To me, at least. This actually looks to me more like a very young housefly, and possibly it is, though I'd be a little surprised.

Whatever the organism is, I think the picture is pretty clearly of the conqueror-stands-upon-his-conquest ilk. It'd be perfect if I could just photoshop in a tiny little Spanish flag or something.


4 comments:

Plowing Through Life (Martha) said...

HAR HAR HAR...love this photo. And love your remark about the flag! That little fella sure does look like a conquerer... Hilarious! You've certainly started off my day with a (much-appreciated) chuckle.

Lance said...

I'd like to see someone get some good conquistador boots on him.

DeleteMe said...

OT, but:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2008/dec/10/david-foster-wallace-this-is-water

Anonymous said...

I like flies.