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13-JUN-2011

mayfly swarming 2011

As far as I know, these insects live in Hungary's river Tisza and the surrounding smaller rivers only. Having spent years in larva state digging around in the riverbed, they emerge just for 1-2 hours to mate, and then die. In fact, they have no digestive tract in that state. A few evenings every June, mayflies by the millions swarm on and above the river. This year's swarming was unfortunately not as intense as two years ago.

Canon EOS 7D
1/640s f/11.0 at 500.0mm iso1600 full exif

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Milan Vogrin14-Jun-2011 16:53
Nice shot!