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How does a mayfly breathe?
Mayflies need a lot of oxygen to breathe under water. Mayfly nymphs have gills along the abdomen, and three slender or feathered tails. How much oxyge...
What does a mayfly eat?
Mayfly larvae feed on detritus and other plant materials. Some may feed on insects. The adults do not feed. Females deposit eggs in the water. Do Mayf...
What do mayflies eat?
Mayfly larvae feed on detritus and other plant materials. Some may feed on insects. The adults do not feed. Females deposit eggs in the water. What ar...
Do mayflies bodies grow back?
How long does it take for a mayfly to die?Do mayflies shed their skin?Do mayflies die after 24 hours?Why do mayflies die after 24 hours?Do mayflies s...
Where does the mayfly live?
Mayflies are found throughout North America and worldwide. Most of the nymphs develop in streams and rivers that are relatively clean. Mayfly larvae f...
Where does a mayfly live?
Mayflies are found throughout North America and worldwide. Most of the nymphs develop in streams and rivers that are relatively clean. Mayfly larvae f...
What do mayfly lava compete for?
Are mayfly larvae predators?What do Mayflies do for the ecosystem?What do mayfly larvae do?What do mayflies get eaten by?What fly only lives for 24 h...
Do mayflies go through complete metamorphosis?
Mayflies go through a change called metamorphosis. Unlike butterflies that have four stages (egg, larva, pupa, adult), mayflies go through three stage...
What is a mayfly's predator?
Mayfly nymphs are eaten by a wide range of predators (Grant, 2001). Among the aquatic invertebrate predators are stoneflies, caddisflies, alderflies, ...