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The plump mayflies known as green drakes were emerging on the water.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026
The researchers looked at the presence of invertebrate families like dragonflies, snails, mayflies, shrimp and worms which respond to changes in water quality.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 2023
“Part of the waste is built into the sludge of the river bed. It’s obviously not a good place for it, since fish and Tisza mayflies spawn there,” Hanko said.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 7, 2023
When he and his team began looking below the stream bed, however, they found more mayflies than they had ever seen.
From New York Times ● Aug. 2, 2022
There would be no large stoneflies, no mayflies, no caddis flies.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
