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Mayfly in Baltic Amber
Mayfly adults enjoy a life span of no more than two days. On the transition from nymph to adult stage, they fly from the surface of the water for mating, but do not feed. They complete the mating process and die after one or two days. Mayfly eggs are laid in water, and are hatched within one or two weeks. Nymphs develop for a year or more in water, molting more than 20 times adult. There is a series of plumose gills on both sides of the abdomen, moving from time to tome to absorb oxygen from water. Mayfly nymphs, in fact, spend more time in water, and are the main theme of mayflies' lives. We usually think that the adult is the main stage of insects, but this does not apply to mayflies. Fossils of mayflies are very rarely found in amber.
This particular mayfly in the family of Baetidae. There is also a dark winged fungus gnat, Nematocera: Sciaridae, near the mayfly.
There is only set of front wings and this cone has smaller eyes. The cerci are delicate and cut off at the posterior spot.
This is a rare animal in amber. The trees that produce the resin (which will become amber) must be located near a large body of water. These are the types of flies which fishermen make by hand for fly fishing.
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