The 24-Hour Life of the Mayfly
At the bottom of the Mississippi River, mayfly larvae erupt out of the mud and head towards the surface.
Mayfly Madness | Wild Mississippi
The life and times of the mayfly on the Mississippi — all twenty-four hours of it.
Mayfly’s incredibly short and action-packed lifecycle
A Mayfly goes through three incredible and distinct transformations but, at each stage, new dangers emerge.
Mayfly – a life story
Insane Insect Invasion: Mayflies Wreak Havoc on Bridge Causing Car Crashes
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Insects swarmed an Illinois roadway Sunday, causing traffic accidents and leaving vehicles stranded. It may be late June, but the mayflies stormed a bridge in Havana and blanketed the pavement so thoroughly that cops say travel across it has become treacherous. According to police, multiple motorcycle accidents were caused by the sludge left over when the carpet of bugs was run over by passing vehicles.
How A Mayfly Spends Its Day
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Mayflies live the most thrilling life in animal kingdom because they literally have only 1 day to live. A Mayfly’s day starts with males hovering above the water where the females come flying just to mate. The male grabs a passing female with its front legs and the pair mate in the flight.
When they’re done, the male releases the female and she slowly descends to the surface of water. On the surface she lie motionless, with her wings flat this is when she lays her eggs (50 to 10,000 eggs). After laying eggs, either the female mayfly dies or becomes a food for the fishes under water. The male Mayfly flies away to a nearby land where he also dies in a few hours after mating. The eggs she laid fall to the bottom of the water where they stick to the plants and stones.
What if All The Insects Vanished?
