A three-year survey of rivers and streams across northeastern Algeria has uncovered a mayfly fauna far richer than anyone ...

The feeding strategy of filtering suspended particles from the water was developed earlier in aquatic insects than previously assumed. This was revealed in a study on fossil insect larvae from the 245 ...

Papers presented at conferences held June 8-14, 2008 at the State Museum of Natural History in Stuttgart, Germany. Published as a supplement to serial Aquatic Insects. Genetic contributions to the ...

At the beginning of each summer, mayfly larvae emerge from bodies of water and shed their skin to become full-fledged mayflies, similar to how caterpillars become butterflies. Then, all at once, a ...

From water to air: we only know many flying insects as adults, but many of them have their first life stages in the water. The larvae of mayflies, for example, spend almost a year in the shallow shore ...

ST PAUL, Minn. — Nearly every creature on earth plays a part in the natural life cycle. The mayfly is a prime example, serving an essential role in the aquatic food web. As just-hatched nymphs, ...

Since the 2014 water crisis, technology to monitor Lake Erie's health has improved, but scientists can also use wildlife to check water conditions. Although they can be annoying when they are all over ...

Mayflies swarming in early August in Heidelberg, southern Germany. A huge swarm of them is attracted and lit by a streetlamp. Slight motion blur shows the chaotic movement and busy atmosphere. (Getty ...

Researchers applied radar technology -- the same used for meteorology -- to quantify the number of mayflies that emerged annually from two different bodies of water: the Upper Mississippi River and ...