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Mayfly

Order Ephemeroptera

Photo by tomk3886
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Habitat:

Found on a grass seedhead on the shore of the Colorado River.

Notes:

Look at link for a definition of the subimago stage.

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Comments (1)

Great spotting, Tom. That Subimago description must be the strangest thing I have ever read in my entire life. If it were not in Wikipedia, I might have taken it for a hoax, but I quite like the idea of accordian-like legs. They would help when I just can't quite reach that book on the top shelf.
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PublishedOctober 19, 2023

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