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Hi tkww- Very neat. What was that reddish surface they were on? Was the surface horizontal or was it vertical? What time of day did it occur?

Thanks, RCF. I'm as happy as a clam at high tide. :)

Exactly. I remember watching an apparent hatch one evening at dusk on what (at the time) was my favorite east-of-the-Cascades lake. Of course, I couldn't actually see what was hatching. But, by standing on some elevated ground above the launch, I had a clear view of a perhaps...

Have we by chance met?

I suspect burrower mayflies like Ephemera and Hexagenia may have been far less accessible to those doing the collecting, but who knows. :rolleyes:

Well Mark, you weren't wrong this time. Congrats. 👍

Hmm, guess it's time for a hint. Did anyone think to google Lakes Biotic Survey?

During the summer of 2007, biotic sampling was conducted in (1243) representitive lakes and reservoirs across the (48) contiguous states by individual state agencies. The biotic samples were identified to the lowest practical taxonomic level and counted by the US Environmental Protection Agency...

Hi fkajwg- Thanks for your kind words. It a pleasure to be here doing what I love to do. :)

Mark- Thanks for the link. Comparing its illustration of a Caenis latipennis nymph to my microscopic photo just serves to reinforces my leaning. Hope you will soon begin posting your photos of Russian River aquatic insects on this forum, as they are the best I have ever seen.

Hi Mark- Yes indeed. I've been leaning toward Caenis latipennis. Do you have any reason to favor another species?

This aquatic insect was collected from, photographed, and returned to Furneaux Creek in Carrollton TX last week. Can you identify its lifestage, insect order, family, and genus?

Thanks, both for your encouragement, and for sharing the story of how your insect collecting led to your daughters choice of careers.

Hi Cabezon- Thanks for sharing the incident from your night walk in an Australian rain forest. I found it very interesting.

Thanks Billy, would be happy to do so. As to your wet wading comment, which was probably just meant in jest, you need not worry about horsehair worms, as they only parasitize insects. However wet wading with leeches present is not something I would do. ;)

Thanks Josh. Couldn't be happier to be here.

Perhaps so, but the early bird gets the worm. ;)

You are certainly welcome.

Nice work Freestone and Squamishpoacher. Here is what McCafferty has to say about them in his book, Aquatic Entomology: