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| shar |
Posted on 28-08-2006 20:11
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Member Location: Posts: 197 Joined: 15.05.06 |
Dear all, This evening I made a picture of a mayfly or as we call them in Holland: one-day-fly. Unfortunately it was windy and so the delicate fly could barely hold on to my kitchendoor. And ofcourse there was not much light, so the picture is somewhat overlighted  . I guess there is not much to say about this specie. I am just curious whether the yellows balls are it's eyes.These mayflies fascinate me. I seldom see them, but that is not so strange, because they do not live that long. It is a good thing that I took a picture 
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| shar |
Posted on 28-08-2006 20:24
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a picture from the right angle, I think
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| Nikita Vikhrev |
Posted on 28-08-2006 20:53
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 Member Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 9440 Joined: 24.05.05 |
Hi Shar. I think that your Ephemeroptera is male of Cloeon dipterum. It is one of the most common Ephemeroptera. Larvae of Cloeon dipterum live in small ponds even with dirty water. Nikita Nikita Vikhrev - Zool Museum of Moscow University |
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| shar |
Posted on 28-08-2006 21:34
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Member Location: Posts: 197 Joined: 15.05.06 |
Dear Nikita, I think you are right, thank you  |
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| Ben Hamers |
Posted on 29-08-2006 18:45
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Member Location: Heerlen ( Holland ) Posts: 737 Joined: 16.12.04 |
shar wrote: I am just curious whether the yellows balls are it's eyes. Hello Shar, Males in some Ephemeroptera sp. have so-called turban eyes. The upper part (the yellow ball in your picture) with bigger facets is clearly separated from the lower (dark) part. Ben |
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