| Latin Name | Observation date | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Lucilia sericata | 29 Jun, 2025 | Kabupaten Aceh Utara, Aceh, Indonesia |
On a warm, humid morning, I walked through the small garden behind the house. The sun had just risen, shining on the leaves still wet with dew. The air was fresh, full of the scent of wet earth and the sound of small birds chattering in the distance.
Suddenly, my eyes fell on something shiny on a bright green leaf. A fly! Its body was blue-green, gleaming like smooth metal in the light. Its wings were transparent, smooth, and looked fragile. Although flies are often considered disgusting or annoying, there was something that made me transfixed—a microscopic beauty that we rarely notice.
I approached slowly, took out my phone, and adjusted the focus. Click. Click. Click. I captured various angles of the little fly—from the side, from behind, even from above. It looked calm, as if enjoying the morning on its throne: a simple leaf but spacious for its tiny body.
The fly was unaware that it was becoming the object of a portrait. It was just a small creature stopping by, but in its silence, it conveyed a message—that even something we often hate, when viewed from a different perspective, can give rise to admiration.
This moment reminded me that beauty does not always come from something big or noble. Sometimes, it comes in simple forms, even from small creatures that we usually banish.
And that morning, green leaves and a fly framed a meaningful silence—a momentary encounter between humans and nature, through the lens of a camera and a pair of eyes that chose to pay attention.
| Link to original | community |
|---|---|
| Link | ttps://www.inaturalist.org/observations/293903978 |
| Latitude | Longitude | Map |
|---|---|---|
| 4.9786331 | 97.2221421 | https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=4.9786331&mlon=97.2221421#map=12/4.9786/97.2221 |
