A new study on mayflies of the genus Ecdyonurus illustrates just how multifaceted and surprising reproductive behavior in ...

"Butterflies and caiman," by Mark Cowan. Special commendation: Butterflies suck the salt off of an Amazonian caiman's head. Mark Cowan, via Royal Society Publishing "Speeding Divergence," by ...

If you live near Lake Erie and the upper Maumee River, you know what May (and June and July) mean: mayflies. Lots and lots of mayflies. Maybe you don't mind them, or maybe you think they're downright ...

This undated photo provided by the 'Senckenberg Institute' shows a 'Danish Mayfly'. The Danish Mayfly has been selected by a German entomological society as the Insect of the Year for 2021, but wont ...

Oneida Lake’s annual mayfly hatch once looked like scenes from a 1950s B-movie. Each June billions of the bugs would emerge from the muck on the bottom of the lake, shed their skins, and fly inland in ...

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - As June approaches, the mayflies are getting ready to resurface. Many are wondering how the mild winter may impact the mayfly population. Living around Lake Erie, many grow to ...

If you can’t beat them, eat them. Mayflies make their presence well-known in the spring time. Thousands of these flying insects swarm around light sources and wreak havoc on drivers as they pass over ...

LAKE CITY, Minn. --It's summer on the Mississippi River -- and the mayflies are back. Once a year, these inch-long insects emerge from rivers and lakes en masse. "They're like a tornado," said ...

Mayflies spend a year awaiting their birth, and then most die after living just one day. Their sole purpose is to pass on their genes, and most never even bother eating…and that’s been the status quo ...

Mayflies emerge when deep water temperatures reach 68 degrees, which hasn't happened yet in the Great Lakes. Residents can mitigate mayfly presence by using yellow light bulbs and sealing windows and ...

TOLEDO, Ohio — Mayflies, the seasonal visitors that signal summer’s arrival along Lake Erie, have begun to emerge across northwest Ohio. Monday afternoon, a swarm was spotted outside the aptly named ...