CapeBSalar 0 Report post Posted September 13, 2006 Over the past month there have been several mayfly hatches here in my town. While there is no fishing right in town there was lots of insect activity. A couple days at my work saw hundreds of mayflies hatching outdoors and alot of them would come in through open doors and the whole foyer and front area had shucks and duns all over the ceilings and walls. It was neat. Everyone would exclaim, my god look at the bugs, this is gross.....I would then enter into a deep conversation about mayflies, their life cycle and the importance of them to trout for food and that they were no threat to public health and they didn't bite. I'm serious, people were outraged that they were indoors.....funny. Anyways, this picture was taken in my house on a closet door. Similar to the other mayflies that hatched at work. enjoy! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CapeBSalar 0 Report post Posted September 13, 2006 Here's another of a big spider outside my place. This guy was huge. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Taxon 0 Report post Posted September 13, 2006 ...alot of them would come in through open doors and the whole foyer and front area had shucks and duns all over the ceilings and walls. CBS- It isn't my intent to get unduly technical here, but your photo shows a spinner (imago) lifestage and the just departed exoskeleton its dun (subimago) lifestage. The term hatch (emergence) is customarily used to describe metamorphosis from the nymphal (larval) lifestage to dun (subimago) lifestage which takes place somewhat earlier. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CapeBSalar 0 Report post Posted September 14, 2006 Cool, learn something new everyday! Thanks for the lesson. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ethan Bright 0 Report post Posted September 14, 2006 Excellent photo of the subimago and imago. (Ephemeroptera is the only insect order with a winged immature stage, i.e., a winged immature undergoes one final molt to the reproductive adult stage). Hey Roger, the expert hatch guy, would you say this is Isonychia bicolor? They usually come out in August and September in Lower Peninsula trout streams (e.g., Pere Marquette River). (I always need a specimen on hand, and often under the microscope, to make good IDs). Cheers, Ethan Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ethan Bright 0 Report post Posted September 14, 2006 BTW, the spider picture above - looks (morphologically speaking, that is) very much like the spider that in the topic "I only have 4 of these cuties in my yard this year..., Spidey." Could they indicate where this spider was located? (General geographic location, that is). Cheers, Ethan Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CapeBSalar 0 Report post Posted September 14, 2006 This Spider is in Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia Canada. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Taxon 0 Report post Posted September 14, 2006 ...Hey Roger, the expert hatch guy, would you say this is Isonychia bicolor? Ethan- Well, my first thought was Siphlonurus female imago. Wouldn't think it to be Isonychia bicolor as it doesn't have the characteristic dark colored fore legs with light colored middle and hind legs. However, the bottom line is, I'm really not sure what it is. Perhaps someone else will recognize it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bugcam 0 Report post Posted September 14, 2006 Hey, CapeBsalar, Interesting spider you have there! I wonder if he is closely related to my Alberta spideys? Mine have pronounced humps on each top-side of their abdomens. Here is an address to the Royal Musuem of Albertas' Jewel Spider page. http://www.royalalbertamuseum.ca/natural/i...aq/jewelspd.htm I absolutely love those Spiders. Want to get a vid stream of one of them capturing and eating a hopper. Anyone suggest a more technically indepth spider site? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fly time 0 Report post Posted September 15, 2006 That spider scares the s%!t outta me, the mayfly is cool though!! I hope the spider is dead, that thing was big enough, that if it was at my house, he would met the Mossberg!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CapeBSalar 0 Report post Posted September 16, 2006 nope, he's very alive and even has a few friends around of similar size. They are harmless and eat alot of bugs, so as long as he stays out of my house, I'm good. LOL! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bugcam 0 Report post Posted September 16, 2006 Hey, CapeBsalar, Goergous spider, I'm quite sure that "he" is a "she", though! Do you have color variations greys to tan or mottled browns in your yard or are they all like this pic? The males are usually so much smaller that they hardly look like the same species except for color! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites