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Mayfly Exoskeletons

Posted by Linda Davis,
North Country explorer from Smithtown, NY
June 25, 2015 —

These Mayfly exoskeletons are floating everywhere.

Comments

Jacob Malcomb

Are you also noticing mayflies flying everywhere?

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Linda Davis

Yes--I've been watching the mayflies emerge from the water. Cedar Waxwings and Phoebes sit on nearby branches to wait. When a mayfly emerges they swoop in to grab it.

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