Mark Sturtevant wrote:
oh, man, this is way cool. You keep finding new ways to impress. Now, mayflies will be difficult since they are so fragile that they will shrivel as they dry out. But a freshly demised one can show an interesting thing which is the wings have a distinctive "pleated" topography, like a fan. And with the right lighting it would be very striking. Beautiful small things are everywhere. 👍!
Thanks, Mark. I view your reply is the ultimate compliment. My way of learning and inching toward improvements is through brute force of constant trying and experimenting. I imagine that I am lucky not to be a bomb technician! My grandson caught this while we were on vacation last week and he left it in kill-jar. It had dried yet retained its form, wings, antenna and tail piece. This is how other worldly it looked with its collapsed eyes and mummified flesh.