Continuing our series on Mahoganies….

As is often the case, a few hours after these mayflies emerge, spinners start their dance, mate, and the females begin almost immediately oviposting eggs on the waters surface. 

Mahogany spinners have a reasonably impressive difference in male and female coloration - males (unlike the uniformly reddish-brown females) have a dark thorax with a translucent appearing white abdomen. 

Does it make a difference - maybe, maybe not - we tie our spinners both ways…..

More to come….

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