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Dear all,

This evening I made a picture of a mayfly or as we call them in Holland: one-day-fly. Unfortunately it was windy and so the delicate fly could barely hold on to my kitchendoor. And ofcourse there was not much light, so the picture is somewhat overlighted :). I guess there is not much to say about this specie. I am just curious whether the yellows balls are it's eyes.

These mayflies fascinate me. I seldom see them, but that is not so strange, because they do not live that long. It is a good thing that I took a picture ;)

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a picture from the right angle, I think :)

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Hi Shar.
I think that your Ephemeroptera is male of Cloeon dipterum.
It is one of the most common Ephemeroptera. Larvae of Cloeon dipterum live in small ponds even with dirty water.
Nikita

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Dear Nikita,

I think you are right, thank you :p

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Hello Shar,

Males in some Ephemeroptera sp. have so-called turban eyes.
The upper part (the yellow ball in your picture) with bigger facets is clearly separated from the lower (dark) part.

Ben