fishfly
Dobsonfly's smaller cousin
A fishfly is a large, soft-bodied insect with long antennae and broad wings, found near freshwater.
Related to dobsonflies but smaller and less fierce-looking, fishflies are nocturnal and often swarm around lights near lakes and rivers in summer.
The aquatic larvae live underwater for years before emerging as short-lived adults.
Fishflies covered every surface near the marina.
Sources of illumination
- streetlampPole-mounted road illuminator
- porch lightExterior entrance fixture
- swarmMass of moving insects
- attractionPull toward something
moonlit · twilight · dusk · darkness · fireflies · nightfall · evening · crepuscular
Sensory appendages on insects
- wingsLimbs for flight
- exoskeletonExternal skeletal structure
- mandiblesPaired arthropod mouthparts
- thoraxCentral body cavity
arthropod · invertebrate · entomology · metamorphosis · chitin · molt · hexapod · larvae
Short-lived winged insect
- streamSteady continuous flow
- pondSmall still body
- freshwaterNon-saline aquatic environment
- riverbankLand bordering a stream
wetlands · riverbed · currents · ripples · algae · sediment · detritus · aquatic plants
lights
Sources of illumination
- streetlampPole-mounted road illuminator
- porch lightExterior entrance fixture
- swarmMass of moving insects
attraction · moonlit · twilight · dusk · darkness · fireflies · nightfall · evening · crepuscular · silhouette
antennae
Sensory appendages on insects
- wingsLimbs for flight
- exoskeletonExternal skeletal structure
- mandiblesPaired arthropod mouthparts
thorax · arthropod · invertebrate · entomology · metamorphosis · chitin · molt · hexapod · larvae · pupa
mayfly
Short-lived winged insect
- streamSteady continuous flow
- pondSmall still body
- freshwaterNon-saline aquatic environment
riverbank · wetlands · riverbed · currents · ripples · algae · sediment · detritus · aquatic plants · ecosystem
short-lived
Lasting only briefly
temporary · lifespan · mating · emergence · die-off · carcasses · decay · seasonal · annual · cycle
June
Sixth calendar month
riverbank · canoe · mosquitoes · campfire · lakeside · beach · cottage · nuisance · screens · windshield