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Mayflies belong to an ancient group of long-tailed insects that lived in prehistoric times. There are about 3,000 species of Mayflies living worldwide.
Known as Canadian soldiers or Shadflies, Mayflies are aquatic insects of the family Ephemeroptera-the Greek word for ‘short-lived.’
This story is from the March 2018 edition of Star Children.
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