stonefly
Americannoun
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stoneflies
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noun
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Etymology
Origin of stonefly
First recorded in 1400–50, stonefly is from late Middle English ston flie. See stone, fly 1
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Overlooking the orchards is “Indicator Species,” a silvery, 35-foot-tall kinetic sculpture of a Plecoptera nymph, commonly known as a stonefly, sculpted by Ela Lamblin, as a gathering point for communal celebrations.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 4, 2023
Experts say they also worry about the giant stonefly, whose presence in streams is a sign of high water quality.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 22, 2021
Without any new evidence of its survival in the River Dee, the scarce yellow sally stonefly would be declared locally extinct, Mr. Macadam said; it already had vanished from an assortment of European countries.
From New York Times ● Feb. 24, 2020
"The Environment Agency, as it was then known, were carrying out regular sampling of the river when they stumbled across this stonefly," said Clare Dinham, of conservation charity Buglife.
From BBC ● Jan. 24, 2020
Even in the second year after DDT enters a stream, a foraging salmon parr would have trouble finding anything more than an occasional small stonefly.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
Crucially, the data show that families that are particularly sensitive to river pollution, like mayflies, stoneflies and caddisflies, are recovering most strongly of all.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 2023
With that insight, she got permission from King County to seed four creeks with caddisflies, mayflies, stoneflies and other species.
From Scientific American ● Apr. 1, 2022
Small, isolated populations of stoneflies reside in pristine brooks, where they are vulnerable to pollution and habitat fragmentation.
From New York Times ● Feb. 24, 2020
He collected additional stoneflies and reared the nymphs to adults, so Mr. Mauvisseau could isolate and sequence the DNA sequence of one of the specimens.
From New York Times ● Feb. 24, 2020
There would be no large stoneflies, no mayflies, no caddis flies.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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