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Her Clock Is Definitely Ticking
Photograph by József L. Szentpéteri
Racing to fulfill her life cycle, a female mayfly joins thousands in a compensation flight, a clever strategy to ensure the next generation. If females laid their eggs at the same spot on the river where they emerge and molt, the eggs could float downstream to an unfamiliar and possibly unsafe area. So females fly several miles upriver before releasing their eggs. Eventually, the eggs float down to the females' original natal site and sink to the bottom. After about 45 days the eggs hatch into larvae, which remain buried in the mud for three years until they emerge and molt into adults, the cycle begun anew.
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Camera: Canon EOS IN
Film Type: Fujichrome Velvia
Lens: 100mm Macro
Speed and F-Stop: 1/250 @ f/5.6
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Weather Conditions: Clear
Time of Day: Night
Lighting Techniques: Laser triggers, flashes
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