Anyone can help with ID of this.

gorzam · Post by **gorzam** » Sun Aug 03, 2014 6:23 am

I found this tiny creature, and although I have seen these before I never took pictures and was amazed by the shape of the eyes.

lauriek · Post by **lauriek** » Sun Aug 03, 2014 7:44 am

It's a Mayfly. Nicely shot too.

Only the males of certain species have these funky eyes, turbinate I think is the proper word.

gorzam · Post by **gorzam** » Sun Aug 03, 2014 10:52 am

Thanks Lauriek! I was not aware of the double eyes on these insects, they are not visible to the naked eye (not to MY eyesight at least!). That's one of the beauties of macro. The closest I can find to matching this is Acentrella Turbida.

Ichthyophthirius · Post by **Ichthyophthirius** » Sun Aug 03, 2014 4:17 pm

Only the males have these specialised turban eyes for spotting the females flying overhead. Very cartoonish

ChrisR · Post by **ChrisR** » Sun Aug 03, 2014 4:28 pm

I remembered one of Rik's : http://photomacrography.net/forum/viewtopic.php?p=43642

lauriek · Post by **lauriek** » Tue Aug 05, 2014 11:29 am

Here's an old one of mine, inspired I think by Rik's shot!

http://www.photomacrography.net/forum/v ... ght=mayfly