Category | Insects

Water Dents and Flies at Night

Posted on 10 July 2007

Apparently, the reason that fish are able to target bugs at night has something to do with parts of the insect’s body that dents the water surface. This in turn, acts as a lens for the fish to make their move. In the researcher’s own words he says,
“This distortion, when viewed from below, acted rather [...]

Dragonfly Nymph Transformation

Posted on 11 June 2007

I was preparing to do some regular fishing from ‘the Lowe’ (on a fishing trip last week)when I saw this curious site on a cement block. There was a group of dragon flies emerging from their nymph forms. I ‘tinkered’ with the settings on my my camera to try to get some close up shots. [...]

Real or Not: Stonefly Nymph

Posted on 17 May 2007

What do you think? Is it real? Comment your answer below and then check your answer over at Opax’s Site.