Taken through a standing magnifying glass, the photos of this housefly I killed show that sometimes the closer you get to something, the cooler it looks.
Look at that sweet proboscis--the flat pad at the end is the labellum and the bit that sticks out at the top of the mouthpart (just where the proboscis joins to the head) is one of the maxillary palps, used for tasting and smelling. I wish these photos could really capture the detail I could see through the actual glass! I just realized I should have set my aperture smaller to get the whole fly into my depth of focus...
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