Ditomyiid fly (Symmerus sp.) adult emergence
Symmerus sp. Found at Mayville Ledge Beech-Maple Woods SNA in east-central Wisconsin. Dodge County, Wisconsin, USA.
Found projecting out of debarked section of American beech log in mixed hardwood forest. As I was photographing a small ant a couple inches away, I caught this scene unfolding in the corner of my eye. I only got three shots before the fly plopped to the wood surface.
This shot is of the teneral adult after it had scurried away from the original emergence spot due to my presence. Here the wings have straightened and the abdomen has become uniform in color.
Single exposure, moderately cropped, handheld, in situ. Canon MT-26EX flash unit, Ian McConnachie and plastic cup diffuser.
Ditomyiid fly (Symmerus sp.) adult emergence
Symmerus sp. Found at Mayville Ledge Beech-Maple Woods SNA in east-central Wisconsin. Dodge County, Wisconsin, USA.
Found projecting out of debarked section of American beech log in mixed hardwood forest. As I was photographing a small ant a couple inches away, I caught this scene unfolding in the corner of my eye. I only got three shots before the fly plopped to the wood surface.
This shot is of the teneral adult after it had scurried away from the original emergence spot due to my presence. Here the wings have straightened and the abdomen has become uniform in color.
Single exposure, moderately cropped, handheld, in situ. Canon MT-26EX flash unit, Ian McConnachie and plastic cup diffuser.