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 pupal exuvium after the adult had emerged.
Single exposure, uncropped, 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 pupal exuvium after the adult had emerged.
Single exposure, uncropped, handheld, in situ. Canon MT-26EX flash unit, Ian McConnachie and plastic cup diffuser.