#baetidae

[onenicebugperday]

Male small mayfly, Baetinae, Baetidae

Male small mayflies in the family Baetidae differ from females in that they have seven eyes rather than five - 3 simple eyes, 2 compound eyes,and 2 turbinate eyes on top of the head. These upward-facing eyes are thought to be used for spotting females during aerial mating.

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[cnestus]

nothing better than stupid mayfly eyes

[herpsandbirds]

Can you help with an ID on this lil guy? Seen on my windshield in the South Eastern U.S.

Mayfly in the SE United States:

Hey there, this is a mayfly, probably in the genus Baetis (called Blue-winged Olives), family Baetidae. I don't know Mayfly ID that well though, so lets ask

@onenicebugperday, what do you think?

[reanimateobjects]

turbinate eyes!

[riseformsff]

Here's one I haven't seen here in a while. #callibaetisferrugineusferrugineus #paflyfishing #cvflyfishing #keystonestateflyfishing #troutstreaminsects #troutfood #mayflies #troutstreamentomology #baetidae #flyfishing #dryflyfishing

[cnestus]

some bugs i saw at work 15.VI.2022 - 16.VI.2022

[cnestus]

assorted creatures i saw at work

[onenicebugperday]

@enbyboiwonder submitted: My second mayfly! They were really tiny, couldn'ta been more than an inch long (excluding the cerci). I gather from people's reactions to the banana-looking lad I encountered a while back that this is more the size that mayflies usually are?

(Also, what a pretty blue.)

Do you know what species they are? (found in DFW area)

Tiny cutie!!! And yes, generally they’re very small, though there are giant species. This one is likely a small mayfly in the family Baetidae, but I wouldn’t personally be able to get more specific than that.