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  2. Mayfly - Wikipedia

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    Mayflies have ancestral traits that were probably present in the first flying insects, such as long tails and wings that do not fold flat over the abdomen. Their immature stages are aquatic fresh water forms (called "naiads" or " nymphs "), whose presence indicates a clean, unpolluted and highly oxygenated aquatic environment.

  3. Hexagenia limbata - Wikipedia

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    Binomial name. Hexagenia limbata. (Serville, 1829) [1] Hexagenia limbata, the giant mayfly, is a species of mayfly in the family Ephemeridae. It is native to North America where it is distributed widely near lakes and slow-moving rivers. [2] The larvae, known as nymphs, are aquatic and burrow in mud and the adult insects have brief lives.

  4. Hexagenia - Wikipedia

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    Hexagenia are commonly referred to as burrower mayflies as they create u-shaped tunnels in the aquatic substrate where they reside. This shape allows them to draw in water from the surrounding areas by undulating their body near the mouth of the tunnel. Hexagenia feed upon microscopic organisms suspended in the water column and thus draw in all ...

  5. Ephemerellidae - Wikipedia

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    Ephemerellidae are known as the spiny crawler mayflies. They are a family of the order Ephemeroptera. There are eight genera consisting of a total 90 species (Merritt & Cummins). They are distributed throughout North America as well as the UK. Their habitat is lotic-erosional, they are found in all sizes of flowing streams on different types of ...

  6. Mayflies are swarming near Lake Erie. Are they the same as ...

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    The mayflies hare returned to Lake Erie and are apparently so bad people have had to break out the heavy equipment to clean up. Here's what to know. Mayflies are swarming near Lake Erie.

  7. Insect mouthparts - Wikipedia

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    Some moths do not feed after emerging from the pupa, and have greatly reduced, vestigial mouthparts or none at all. All but a few adult Lepidoptera lack mandibles (the superfamily known as the mandibulate moths have fully developed mandibles as adults), but also have the remaining mouthparts in the form of an elongated sucking tube, the proboscis.

  8. Fish fly swarms have arrived in metro Detroit: When they'll ...

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    Unfortunately, carcasses can pile up and smell like rotting fish. A single fish fly can lay 500 to 8,000 eggs on the water surface. The fish fly season typically starts in June and can last ...

  9. Ephemera danica - Wikipedia

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    Ephemera danica can reach an imago size of 15–20 mm (0.6–0.8 in) in males, while females are larger, reaching 16–25 mm (0.6–1.0 in). This mayfly, with its characteristic markings and three tails ( Cerci ), is the most commonly seen of British Ephemeridae. Imago wings are translucent with dark veining, while in subimago they are dull and ...