Mayflies
Mayfly
Facts
- About 700 species in North America
- Develop in the stream during period of two weeks to two years
- Live on exposed rock surfaces in fast current or buried in soft stream beds
- Large numbers of flying adults may emerge from stream at the same time
Description
- Platelike or feathery gills along the side of the abdomen
- Two or three long hairlike tails
- Six segmented legs on middle section of body
- Each leg has one claw on the end
- The body can be up to one inch long
- Body is usually flat
- abdomen
- platelike
- segmented
- species