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They do not. They live for about a year as a swimming grub, then they turn into a fly, and then they live for a day. Why do people say that they live for only a day? Regarding beetles, mayflies, butterflies, and the like, the larval stage is really just as important as the adult stage.
If I died on the day after my 18th birthday, would people say that I lived only a day? No. It's the same way with mayflies. |
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Interestingly, adult mayflies don't have mouth, and yet they have a fully developed stomach. But, like heck, if they are going to spend only one day in adult life...why even bother with a mouth...or a brain for that matter.
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Which is a shame, because if they really did live only one day, the "mayfly year" would be a very useful unit of time - about long enough to cook a pizza.
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