Mayflies

Aristotle described a peculiar bloodless animal that emerged from near the Black Sea and perished just a day later. He named the creature the ephemeron, meaning oneday living. Today we have another name for this insect: the mayfly. The great philosopher wasnt quite correct in saying it has a 24hour existence, but he was close. Though mayfly youths can live from several months to several years in streams or decaying matter, their adult lives are indeed short, lasting as little as three hours for some species. As mature adults, they have only one goal