.....And finally, a more graphic image:




Thanks for looking & the interest shown.

Roger.

Yes, David, it stays fully underwater. I've been looking at it quite a bit & I've not seen it surface at all.
Wiki does say, however, that the two tufts are "breathing tubes", so I don't know, I'm afraid.
But the fan arrangement at its tail look like gills

Having said that, I haven't seen the larva surface either.......

Any further information welcome!

Thanks for your interest & for looking,

Roger.

Thanks everyone for looking & for your kind remarks.

Looked again this evening & one of them had pupated!

It now looks like this........










You couldn't, as they say, make it up!


Roger.

Some images from the pondlife studio, this evening.
(........in truth, the kitchen table-top!)


The larva of a Phantom Midge, in my small home made tank.
Amongst a population of Daphnia water fleas.

K5, handheld, 100mm. D FA Macro, manual focus.
AF280FT flash providing backlighting against a black b/g.
Triggered by Yongnuo wireless controller & on-flash receiver.
Elements 11.
















With thanks to Neil Phillips, for his inspirational macro photography.

Any thoughts more than welcome!

Thanks for looking,

Roger.

Thanks, Derek.

Roger.

Could you please post a pic of the magic arm?

Cheers,

Roger.

Water Louse, captured in a small aquarium (100mm x 50mm x 50mm), set up to replicate the chalk stream whence it came.
Alive, well & , seemingly, quite content!

All K5, 100mm D FA Macro, + Tamron 1.4 converter + 31mm ext. tube.
AF240FT off-camera flash.
Handheld, manual focus, aided by small halogen torch.
Elements 11.





























Thanks for looking, any thoughts welcome!

Roger.

Ringlet....?

Roger.

Butterfly.......?

Roger.

Give JMW Turner a dslr &11 is what you get.....?

Roger.