What Does a Mayfly Insect Look Like? If you’ve ever seen a reedy-looking bug with two long, antenna-looking protrusions from its abdomen, you might have seen a mayfly. Mayflies have thin bodies and ...

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

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 ...

The Great Lakes region's annual mayfly hatch, when the aquatic insects emerge in their winged form to mate, usually happens in late June to early July. The mayflies have such a short life span in ...

On July 4, 2015, crowds gathered in downtown La Crosse, Wisconsin, to watch the fireworks. But it wasn't long before they were confronted with something else soaring through the sky that night.

Scientists have managed to find a rare insect after it supposedly went extinct more than two decades ago. The Behningia baei, a species of mayfly that hasn't been seen since 2002, were rediscovered in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Communities along the Great Lakes are preparing for the annual mayfly season, but water temperatures may not be warm enough quite ...