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Ecdyonurus

Ecdyonurus is a type of mayfly that lives in clean water. They have delicate wings and are known for their short life as adults, which is often just a day or two!

Hábitat: Freshwater streams

Aspecto

The Ecdyonurus is a delicate insect, typically having a flat, broad head and two prominent compound eyes. Its body is slender, often brown or grayish, with two pairs of clear, veined wings and usually two or three long, slender tails (cerci) extending from its rear.

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Ecdyonurus

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Adult Ecdyonurus never eat! Their only job is to reproduce before they disappear.

Ecdyonurus adults have huge eyes that help them spot mates while flying!

Finding Ecdyonurus nymphs means the river water is super clean and healthy!

Some Ecdyonurus adults live for only a few hours to find a mate!

Habilidades especiales

Ecdyonurus nymphs can cling tightly to rocks in fast-flowing water because of their flattened bodies and strong claws, which helps them avoid being washed away.

Ecdyonurus nymphs can breathe underwater using specialized plate-like gills along their abdomen, allowing them to live in oxygen-rich streams.

Ecdyonurus has a unique pre-adult flying stage called a subimago, which molts again into a true adult after leaving the water.

Medidas y detalles

Envergadura: 12-30 mm
Tamaño: 8-15 mm
Esperanza de vida: 1-7 días
Velocidad de vuelo: 8 km/h
Cantidad de patas: 6

Dieta y alimentación

Young Ecdyonurus munch on tiny plant bits and algae from river rocks!

Diferencias por edad: Nymphs graze on algae and detritus, but adults do not feed at all.

Alimentos principales

algae
diatoms
detritus

Método de búsqueda

Foraging

Conexiones ecológicas

eaten by

Brown Trout

Salmo trutta

A primary food source for this fish.

eaten by

Rainbow Trout

Oncorhynchus mykiss

Often preyed upon by these freshwater fish.

eaten by

White-throated Dipper

Cinclus cinclus

Important food for dipper birds near rivers.

Rasgos

Social

Los animales sociales viven en grupos organizados, cooperando para obtener beneficios de supervivencia como la búsqueda de alimento, la defensa y la cría de descendencia.