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What the heck?
Copyright © 2005 Lisa Parsons

What the heck?
Lapeer, MI, Lapeer County, Michigan, USA
June 29, 2005
Size: nearly microscopic
Wow! I just happened to notice this extremely tiny bug on my doorwall today. There's a pond just feet away, so I'm curious about what this is.
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Contributed by Lisa Parsons on 30 June, 2005 - 8:52pm
Last updated 1 July, 2005 - 8:50pm

Not a nymph...
but the cast exuvia of a tiny mayfly subimago. The gray area at the thorax is the contracted wing covering. Given the size and the proximity to a pond, my best guess is that it was a caenid mayfly, probably Caenis.
… Lloyd Gonzales, 8 October, 2008 - 10:45pm login or register to post comments

Looks like a mayfly nymph. T
Looks like a mayfly nymph. There are probably mayflies laying eggs in your pond, and this nymph crawled out looking for a place to molt.
… Rattlebox Photography, 1 July, 2005 - 4:44pm login or register to post comments

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