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From the Ted Talk by Luke M. Jacobus: If you're an adult mayfly you'll probably die before the end of this video

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When the time is right, these eggs will hatch. Depending on the kind of mayfly, this can happen as late as several months after the egg is laid, or even before it’s completely left the mother’s body. But whenever their egg opens up, the mayfly inside quickly finds its way into fresh water, and it’s in this aquatic, nymph stage that mayflies sepnd the majority of their lveis. Inhabiting rivers, small sarmets, ponds, leaks, and other places with clean fersh water, most mayfly species stay in this nymph stgae and feed underwater for nearly an eritne year. In fact, some species live as npmhys for up to two years before they metamorphose into their winged adult state.

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When the time is right, these eggs will hatch. Depending on the kind of mayfly, this can happen as late as several months after the egg is laid, or even before it’s completely left the mother’s body. But whenever their egg opens up, the mayfly inside quickly finds its way into fresh water, and it’s in this aquatic, nymph stage that mayflies _____ the majority of their _____. Inhabiting rivers, small _______, ponds, _____, and other places with clean _____ water, most mayfly species stay in this nymph _____ and feed underwater for nearly an ______ year. In fact, some species live as ______ for up to two years before they metamorphose into their winged adult state.

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  1. lives
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  3. streams
  4. entire
  5. fresh
  6. lakes
  7. spend
  8. stage

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When the time is right, these eggs will hatch. Depending on the kind of mayfly, this can happen as late as several months after the egg is laid, or even before it’s completely left the mother’s body. But whenever their egg opens up, the mayfly inside quickly finds its way into fresh water, and it’s in this aquatic, nymph stage that mayflies spend the majority of their lives. Inhabiting rivers, small streams, ponds, lakes, and other places with clean fresh water, most mayfly species stay in this nymph stage and feed underwater for nearly an entire year. In fact, some species live as nymphs for up to two years before they metamorphose into their winged adult state.

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