The Burrowing Mayfly

God in His wisdom made the fly
And then forgot to tell us why.
~ Ogden Nash, "The Fly"

My science lesson for today helped me identify this as a burrowing mayfly. Apparently my neck of the woods is fairly free of pollution otherwise these would not be present.

http://www.insectidentification.org/insect-description.asp?identification=Burrowing-Mayfly

[Hope D Jennings]

Awesome! Have to find one for my fly collection.love that quote too!

[Milanie]

What a neat shot! Love your detail - I've never seen one up close like this.

[Kate]

Very interesting. Never seen such a thing! Great description!

[Candace]

Interesting critter, I don't think I have ever ween one before!

[Richard Hickey]

Incredible macro. Congratulations on making the Trending Page. Well deserved.

[Sue Wilde]

Amazing macro

[Julia]

interesting looking bug

[Sophie Lawson]

I have never seen anything like this before. Amazing!

[Christine]

Great shot

[alta]

Pretty interesting. Never seen one before.

[Stephanie Swift]

A beautiful though strange creature. great macro, fav for me.