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    Mayflies (also known as shadflies or fishflies in Canada and the upper Midwestern United States, as Canadian soldiers in the American Great Lakes region, and as up-winged flies in the United Kingdom) are aquatic insects belonging to the order Ephemeroptera.This order is part of an ancient group of insects termed the Palaeoptera, which also contains dragonflies and damselflies.

  2. Jul 12, 2024 · Mayfly, (order Ephemeroptera), any member of a group of insects known for their extremely short life spans and emergence in large numbers in the summer months. Other common names for the winged stages are shadfly, sandfly, dayfly, fishfly, and drake. The aquatic immature stage, called a nymph or

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  4. Apr 20, 2022 · Mayflies are not exactly flies, but they have one of the most amazing lifecycles. There are more than 3,000 species of mayflies recognized globally.

  5. Jan 29, 2018 · At the bottom of the Mississippi River, mayfly larvae erupt out of the mud and head towards the surface. Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoWILDSubscribeAbout N...

  6. Description. Despite their name, mayflies are active during the warmer months of the year, not just May. They tend to be gray, yellow, or brown and have long, thin abdomens.

  7. Also known as the 'green drake mayfly', the common mayfly can be found around unpolluted wetlands, such as lakes and rivers. It has transparent, lacy wings and three long 'tails'.

  8. Apr 17, 2020 · Mayflies (Ephemeroptera) are common insects found in almost all freshwater habitats, as well as some brackish ones. There are over 2,000 named species in 200 genera and 19 families. The adults are soft bodied insects with very short antennae, vestigial mouthparts, two long cerci and usually a long caudal filament at the end of the abdomen.

  9. May 31, 2024 · Mayfly - Aquatic, Lifecycle, Wings: The adaptations of the mayfly's form and function presumably determine distribution. Recognizable mayflies occur as fossils in the Pennsylvanian Subperiod, and appear to have been abundant during the Permian period. The order Ephemeroptera has about 2,500 species in three suborders: Carapacea; Furcatergalia; and Pisciforma.

  10. Mayfly Central was launched on the web in 1995 and was the first site available on the internet dedicated to information about any single order of insects; in this instance, the Ephemeroptera (or mayflies).