Mondo Hopper

He said wetapunga were nice, non-aggressive creatures, but "if you really piss them off they will cut you in half."

LINK  (Via: The NZ Herald)

Mayfly Hatch - July 29th, 2011

Along the Mississippi River, mayfly hatches have been showing up on the National Weather Service's radar.

Not the first time we've seen this but it still never ceases to amaze.

Mayfly Overload

Via: Naturespeak

emergence - mayfly metamorphosis animation

It's on like Donkey Kong!

Stoneflies are starting to show on the Deschutes.

LINK (Via: Larimer Outfitters)

Mayflies Versus Mining

In 2009, the US EPA instituted a requirement for mayfly protection before surface mining permits would be issued. Now the National Mining Association is challenging using mayflies to determine water quality in headwater streams in Central Appalachia's coalfields based on the results of a new study by.....wait for it.... the National Mining Association.

The presence of mayflies is often the only thing protecting a stream from being buried by mountaintop mining debris.

LINK (Via: Bloomberg Business Week)