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Mayfly Nymphs
Abbey Eade was doing a paper on Hexagenia (scientific name for a mayfly) and came across our website. She was nice enough to share some magnified pictures of Hexagenia nymphs that she took. They are of Hexagenia limbata wing pads and the abdomen of Hexagenia rigida. Thanks, Abbey!
Mayfly nymphs - Limbata abdomen
Mayfly nymphs - Rigida markings
Mayfly nymphs - Rigida abdomen
OSU Sea Grant - South Bass Island
Check out the OSU Sea Grant page, for information on Stone Laboratory, located on Gibraltar Island which is right next to South Bass Island (Put-In-Bay). Tours are available and recommended. A great place to learn about Lake Erie. Did you know, for example, that Lake Erie, which has less water than any of the other Great Lakes, has more fish than the other four Great Lakes -- COMBINED? The mayfly is just part of the reason.
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Michigan State University
This article is from the Great Lakes Echo. They deliver environmental news and information in the Great Lakes region. They're a project of the Knight Center for Environmental Journalism at Michigan State University. They deliver environmental news in a way that fosters community interaction and understanding among U.S. and Canadian resident of the Great Lakes region.
Scientists: Mayflies may amplify oxygen and algae problems, but don't blame the bugs
Great Lakes Science Center
Here's a report from the U.S. Geological Survey - Great Lakes Science Center predicting the full recovery of the mayfly in Lake Erie back in the 1990s.
Population models of burrowing mayfly recolonization in western Lake Erie
Purdue University - Mayfly Central
The Department of Entomology at Purdue University has their "Mayfly Central" web site. The program is a multidimensional research and education program dedicated to the pursuit and dissemination of knowledge about mayflies, or the insect order Ephemeroptera. Good for the person wanting serious species information cause there are not many pictures on this site.
http://www.entm.purdue.edu/Entomology/research/mayfly/mayfly.html
Yellowstone National Park
Visit this blog on 'Fly Fishing In Yellowstone National Park.'
flyfishyellowstone.blogspot.com/
Middle Bass Island
Middle Bass on the Web - Island Information
www.middlebass.org
Put-in-Bay Daily
Put-In-Bay news, events, attractions, photos. Put in Bay is on South Bass Island in Lake Erie.
PutinBayDaily.com
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