Darin recently posted:
"Great article John, thanks for the tip. Who knew flies have hairs growing
out of their compound eyes."
Actually, I've known that for years. When I was doing my thesis
research on a group of midges, one character used to differentiate
various species from each other was the presence or absence of, well,
hairs growing out of their compound eyes. I even illustrated these
hairs in my thesis. (Trust me, you don't want to read it.) Eyes hairy
verses eyes bare, and one gets the 30-some species separated into two
more manageable groups.
But if you do want to read something really interesting and readable
on midges, get a copy of OM list member Don Holbrook's book on tying
tiny trout flies, "Midge Magic." His macro set-up uses an OM 2N,
bellows, the (manual) 20 and 38mm macro lenses, the 80/4 macro, and
either a ring flash or two T32s. I haven't done a book report for 49
years now, not since Miss Magnuson's 12th grade English class, but I'll
maybe do one for list members on Don's midge book. I think it's simply
great. Wonderful job, Don! And enjoy your fishing this summer!
Dean
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