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Commended. A scattering of gecko droppings on the sunny veranda of Klaus Tamm's holiday apartment near Etang-Sale-les-Hauts, on the French island of Réunion, had attracted some unusual-looking insects. They were neriid long-legged flies. Klaus settled down with his camera to watch as they interacted. “Every so often, a couple of males would take a break from feeding and engage in a kind of combat dance that involved spinning around each other”, he says. “They would finish by stretching up to their full one and a half centimeters, then pushing with their mouthparts, shoulders and forelegs until one gained height, before flying away or mating with nearby females. I was so impressed by the harmony in the combat dance that I ended up photographing them for several hours”. (Photo by Klaus Tamm/Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2012)
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