Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 494
ves but a few hours. Inthe early twilight, the young May-fly floats fromthe bottom of the lake to the surface, or crawlsup on the bank, the skin splits, the fly comesforth full-fledged, joins its thousands of issuingcompanions, whirls alid dances, and soon fluttersand falls after the eggs. It takes… … SOMETIMES MAY-FLIES FLY AROUND ELECTRIC LIGHTS INENORMOUS NUMBERS. wave, until finally cast up in thick windrows,miles long, on the lake beach. Millions of deadMay-flies are thus piled up on the shores of theGreat Lakes. We call the May-flies the Ephemeridce (from aGreek word that means living but…
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