Breaking the Skin

Posted by kevinfeenstra on Wed Apr 01, 2015 8:55 pm

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This is another type of stonefly. I was lucky to stumble upon this one just breaking the skin of its nymph phase to become an adult. Initially the adult is cream colored but turns brown quickly as the skin dries. It was an amazing and quick process to watch this one hatch. This insect is small (in the fishing world we would say a size 14), approximately a half inch in length.

f10 @1/125 @ 60mm

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by Len Romanick on Wed Apr 01, 2015 10:32 pm

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Nice capture! I hope you have more of process to show.

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by Matthew Pugh on Thu Apr 02, 2015 4:46 am

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Hi

A fascinating shot - and very alien like

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by Tom Whelan on Thu Apr 02, 2015 8:56 pm

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Nicely composed, fine capture of an unsusal sight.

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by Carol Clarke on Sun Apr 05, 2015 3:41 pm

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A fine shot Kevin!

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