#mayfly

[sarahmackattack]

The bigger an animal’s eyes are in relation to the rest of its body, the squeakier its voice is in my head. Mayflies’ voice squeakiness is off the charts.

[apsciencebylyn]

Throwback to the time This Thing appeared 👀 (giant mayfly, from 2021)

[niqvassieart]

Barn swallow feeding on mayflies, and being fed on by louse flies.

Recipe-notebook design for my friend.

[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.

Photographed in Malaysia by Nicky Bay // Website // Facebook

Shared with permission; do not remove credit or re-post!

[mushrooms-and-millipedes]

YOINK

Hmmm this seems to be a Mayfly

[julianplum]

🐸✨🪷🪲🪶🌱 // The Fool // gouache on hot press paper

I was lucky enough to be accepted into Valkarie Gallery's Arcana: Painting the Fates, a tarot-themed show, and painted this piece for it! If you're in Denver, CO, it opens June 14th and there are so many incredible pieces to look at.

This one is The Fool, my favorite card in the tarot. I thought about the process of becoming, and starting before you are ready with stars in your eyes and having everything you need with you, and lurking dangers that maybe you are too excited to see. I thought about the fragile amphibious world, choked with humanity's careless cast-offs, and surviving and growing despite it all. I thought about the short, joyful, desperate lives of mayflies. I thought a lot about beginnings.

[diana-andraste]

Kagerou (Mayfly), Daidō Moriyama, 1972

[feather-bone]

Mayfly! Best known for their ephemeral adult lifespans, which can last as little as five minutes! Eggs are laid over water, and the immature nymphs may live for a couple years as aquatic detritivores. They have an extra life stage when compared to most insects, and spend around a few hours as a winged terrestrial subadult before emerging again as a sexually mature mayfly. Their subadult and adult forms have no mouthparts, and they die after reproducing.