Abandoned July 16 by J. Scott Coile

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15-JUL-2008

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The remains of a Mayfly. The adults emerge in unison
over a one to two day period living from 1 to 24 hours
solely to reproduce for the next generation.

Canon EOS 30D ,Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro
1/2s f/9.0 at 100.0mm iso400 full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto

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shatterbug		17-Jul-2008 00:26
Wonderful detail and toning...love the textures of the leaf!

Cindi Smith		17-Jul-2008 00:07
I don't see the reasoning behind them doing this if all they do is reproduce and die. Hmmmmm.

Gary Winters		17-Jul-2008 00:04
Poor baby!

Roe..		16-Jul-2008 23:15
what a great find..cool close-up

Kathy Pedersen		16-Jul-2008 22:27
Talk about a short life span;) Nice contrast in B&W!

Johnny JAG		16-Jul-2008 21:11
A short but full life, leaving an empty shell.

laine82		16-Jul-2008 21:03
Just like shedding your winter coat !!

Nicki Thurgar		16-Jul-2008 20:07
What a life, eh?!

Al Chesworth		16-Jul-2008 19:21
Poor thing.

Bob Floyd		16-Jul-2008 17:58
I have no clue what it is but I am impressed that you got this close to it. ;-)

Faye White		16-Jul-2008 17:55
great b&w critter

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