Mayfly

Mayflies or shadflies are aquatic insects belonging to the order Ephemeroptera. This order is part of an ancient group of insects termed the Palaeoptera, which also contains dragonflies and damselflies. Over 3,000 species of mayfly are known worldwide, grouped into over 400 genera in 42 families.

Mayflies are relatively primitive insects and exhibit a number of ancestral traits that were probably present in the first flying insects, such as long tails and wings that do not fold flat over the abdomen. They are aquatic insects whose immature stages (called "naiads" or "nymphs") live in fresh water, where their presence indicates a clean, unpolluted environment. They are unique among insect orders in having a fully winged terrestrial adult stage, the subimago, which moults into a sexually mature adult, the imago.

Mayflies "hatch" (emerge as adults) from spring to autumn, not necessarily in May, in enormous numbers. Some hatches attract tourists. Fly fishermen make use of mayfly hatches by choosing artificial fishing flies that resemble the species in question. One of the most famous English mayflies is Rhithrogena germanica, the fisherman's "March brown mayfly".

Mayfly (disambiguation)

Mayfly is a type of insect belonging to the order Ephemeroptera.

Mayfly may also refer to:

Mayfly (band)

Mayfly is an American Christian metal band from Dayton, Ohio, formed in 2012. They have released one extended play, Vereor Deus, Non Dogma, in 2014, with Voluminous Records.

Background

Mayfly is a Christian metal band from Dayton, Ohio, forming in 2012. Their members are vocalist and bassist, Tony Ford, vocalists and guitarists, Jared Lacey and Jeff Book, and drummer, Adam Thompson. The bands past members were Clifford Deweese from July 2012 until October 2012, Joel Holycross from March 2012 until October 2015, and Joliffe Huber from March 2015 until July 2015.

Music history

The band formed in 2012, with their first single, "Eternal Respiration", that was released in October 2012. Their first extended play, Vereor Deus, Non Dogma, Latin for "'Fear God, Not Dogma,'" was released on February 11, 2014, with Voluminous Records.

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