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Russia, Moscow region, 31 July, swarming in fire smoke

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#1 | jorgemotalmeida on 28 August 2007 19:29:57
NO.. this is a very dirty sensor. Smile


this is almost a picture of art! Well done, Nikita!
#2 | Menno Reemer on 31 October 2012 10:56:52
Is this really how they fly, with their heads down and hind legs horizontal? Or should the picture be rotated 90 degrees?
#3 | Nikita Vikhrev on 31 October 2012 20:40:33
I checked other images. The answer is "no", it seems that the body orientation of Microsania differs from image to image.
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