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| Tail disintegration |
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| This one was on our hopper window so we removed the window, set it up against the cabin side and set my camera on a tripod. This one shows more detail and the tail all but gone. |
After winding we didn't go very far only back to Compton lock. It was to hot to do much at all today but Ian did find the energy to wash the roof and sides while I went for another walk around the nature reserve.
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| Wightwick Lock by the winding hole |
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| Mooring below Compton Lock |
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| Ratty opposite this mooring |
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| Need to keep well away from this waterfall. Wightwick Mill Lock |
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| Got wet feet from these side spouts. |
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| New way of winding. Giving it a good push. |
2 comments:
These are mayfly. The eggs hatch underwater, nymphs live and feed in the water. After a year or more likely two years for the species you have, the mayfly leave the water to mate. They are unique in having two distinct adult stages, what you see is the discarded exoskeleton of the first stage. Adults are short lived, they mate and lay eggs, they do not feed, all their energy has been stored from the aquatic nymph phase of their lives.
Hello Anonymous,
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