THE MAYFLY 



the water by the short-Hved adult female, and those 

 that are not devoured by creatures who lie in wait for 

 such tasty provender, sink to the bottom of the pond, 

 or stream. In due course the egg hatches into a larva 



Fig. 27, Mayfly. 

 (Nymph.) 



which passes its days in a circular hole in the bank of 

 the water. Thereafter the nymph emerges, and this 

 has feathery antennae, and a triple " tail," with a number 

 of short bristles on either side of the abdomen. The 



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