Category Archives: Ephemeroptera
Predation
Just some cool shots I wanted to share, of a praying mantis taking advantage of the fact that security lights on buildings bring in a lot of insects. It managed to catch a yummy looking mayfly.
Other black-light visitors
These large mayflies were decorating my black-lighting sheet well into the day, even the birds were reluctant to pick them off. I’m thinking Hexagenia sp.?
(photos from when I was in the Adirondacks)
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