Kamenjarka

Photographs of a Large Stonefly (Perlodes microcephala)with egg ball and then egg ball disolved in water.
Note what looks like a small sucker on each egg.

This female laid two egg balls of the size shown (all the eggs were returned to the river )

Ray

Well is this a macro mod or what?

Great photos

I think that lads would love it and also looks to me like a homework for mr.Mix is about to do this spring

Hi Madjoni

The eggs in water were taken with a 100mm macro lens attached to extension tubes.

Glad you like them.

Kamenjarka is used as the title for my post - the translator has it returned me as Wheatear which is a small bird in this country.

Ray

Hi Ray

You dont need to translate anything.We are custom to the English names.But if you like i might try to translate some of the terms for you..
Kamen is stone...But we have one more name for stonefly , Obalčarka.That means one that lives(or belong to) on banks.

Very interesting photos.

Am I right - an Obalcarka fly is what I would call a Terrestrial fly - lives on the land but is often found on the river - perhaps blown by the wind?

Ray

Mr Mixmaster

Glad you like them.

Ray

Ray Lockyer ::

Am I right - an Obalcarka fly is what I would call a Terrestrial fly - lives on the land but is often found on the river - perhaps blown by the wind?

Ray

Well,no.Obalčarka and kamenjarka are the same fly.Obalčarka is term that we borough from slovenians.
Terrestrial means some one from land.
I hope that mr.Panić will see this lines and help us a litle bit.He is exelent in entomology and he is great fly dreser .He is also very fond in old fly paterns and he have best knowledge about history of fly fishing.

Ray Lockyer ::

Am I right - an Obalcarka fly is what I would call a Terrestrial fly - lives on the land but is often found on the river - perhaps blown by the wind?

Ray

Ray, you're used the right word. Forget about "obalcarka". Kamenjarka means stonefly in Serbian. Kamen= stone, kamenjarka = the one that is on the stones. Perlodes microcephala is large stonefly / velika kamenjarka.

Mad Mix

Thanks for the explanation - you have made it very clear for me. : thanks you:

Ray

Perla bipunctata - largest stonefly of Europe:

Hi Mixmaster
Looking at the corn - it looks much bigger than those we get in the UK where maximum length is aproximately 24mm (excluding antennae and tails)

Another good photograph of yours taken in the field.

Ray

Ray Lockyer ::

Hi Mixmaster
Looking at the corn - it looks much bigger than those we get in the UK where maximum length is aproximately 24mm (excluding antennae and tails)

Another good photograph of yours taken in the field.

Ray

Here is one big,but this one can be bigger than this



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Great photo; it looks huge - a real monster.

Dobra prilika da uporedimo dve najveće kamenjarke Evrope! Na Madjonijevoj slici je Perla bipunctata, a evo i Dinocras cephalotes: