Huh, i see it as the molting transitions them to the final phase of their lives in which they have (roughly) 24 hours. Btw, they molt dozens of time throughout their nymph lifespan :)
I used to live in Ohio where there were TONS of mayflies. The only reason there were so many of them is because I lived very close to a lake. I'm surprised a lot of people have never heard of mayflies, or as I like to call them, junebugs
How many hatchings could one expect per year? Curious because ours start typically Fathers Day Weekend and hatch about 10 times until around the mid to end of August on Wilson Lake AL (TN River)
Mayflies are also known as shadflies! In canada! I have to put up with them every season! Im just thankful that they dont bite! Did you know that shadflies are a positive thing, if they dont show up in their ushall mating spots across the glob it means theres something wrong with the waters. True fact.
+JubJub444 Have you ever experienced the horror of mayflies? Well I can tell you, they are the exact embodiment of Satan. They're annoying little shits that cling onto everything, including people. They leave dark stains on you if crush them, and make disturbing crunching sounds if you step on them.
The flies and the way they were swarming looked like Hexagenia Limbata. So my best guess would be somewhere up in the midwest. Maybe Michigan if I had to take a guess.
I live right by a lake, and omg!!!!! Every summer we get gazillion of them! Every morning we get a THICK LAYER of their dead bodies laying outside of our door. I am not even exaggerating, we have to cover our nose and mouth when we go out in the afternoon, because the air is filled with mayflies. It is so scary, I open my door and RUN outside.
They are water cleaners in the pupa sage crawling on the bottoms of streams and lake. shows healthy waters if you see them. a lot of other animals feed off of them birds, bats, fish, frogs.
One time I was in Truro NB on vacation and there was a whole bunch of them on the side of the the cottage so we we were having a bonfire that night a grabbed one cooked over the fire and ate it
There was one on my curtain today... never seen one over here in switzerland. It is a male. Do i have to be scared now that someone infected us with the actual pest looking like dragonflies
@SamuraiX38 There are some political adds and war veteran adds on here that are like 20 minutes long. lol ( Of course you can skip them but that still is a huge add )
прожить такую долгую жизнь (считай просуществовать а не жить) и чтобы несколько часов спарится и помереть..это пипец. хуже наверно только комары (живут одни сутки). но эти- не едят даже ничего -не питаются
Why are y’all so mean to mayflies? They’re harmless, they cause no problems whatsoever, they’re the inspiration of many fishing hook designs and even the name of ships, and they’re cousins of dragonflies and damselflies. Plus these things lived long before humans so we can’t keep acting like they’re aliens.
All the mayflies in this video died...
Goofyro omg ur right
Ooy
Cuz it was 8 years ago ngl 😂
@@LunaticDrifter they only live 24 hours
@@ed1567 why live when die in 24hrs:(
This is my hell
Hobbes lol
I think I heard this background music in one of my nightmares.
XxGR3YW01FxX you just made me paranoid
justin sumba do you even know what that means?
why does this guy sound like hes narrating reality TV? please dont let NatGeo become Deadliest Catch
+Rob Armstrong bet you he showed up in a cowboy hat and spurred boots to the wrong audition but he go the part anyway.
Hats off to camera man
Time to bust out the flamethrower
I'll watch your back and help.
Or just don't go outside for one day...
what about the nuke?
@@Jamnm456 yeah
Get Elon to restock them.
1:45 how big is this mayfly? It looks huge
The fact that they molt despite only living for 24 hours total is arguably the most absurd part about it
Huh, i see it as the molting transitions them to the final phase of their lives in which they have (roughly) 24 hours. Btw, they molt dozens of time throughout their nymph lifespan :)
I used to live in Ohio where there were TONS of mayflies. The only reason there were so many of them is because I lived very close to a lake. I'm surprised a lot of people have never heard of mayflies, or as I like to call them, junebugs
There's actually an insect called a june bug. Could never be mistaken for a mayfly.
Junebugs are actual bugs lol
Only in Ohio
I thought the junebugs were June beetles ??
Stop
Mayflys and June bugs are massively different please use Google it's your friend
oh calm down everyone, they're harmless. like every other creepy crawly, they are simply minding their own business.
"Like every other creepy crawly"
Um.. I'm pretty sure there are deadly creepy crawlers out there that HAVE killed humans with poisonous bites.
wow... These comments escalated quickly lol I agree. I do usually kill House centipedes though... they are too fast to catch and really freak me out.
@@Mattthewshaw "these comments sure have escalated" literally only 3 comments lol
@@amynettles9758 I was refering to the comments on the entire video. Not just this string of comments. Lol
Their purpose is to reproduce and to be eaten by bats, fish and other animals.
love to get these in my area. that means FISHING TIME =D
Oh my fucking god they flap all around you, that's so nasty and scary for someone with phobias
They look like little fairies when flying 😩
How many hatchings could one expect per year? Curious because ours start typically Fathers Day Weekend and hatch about 10 times until around the mid to end of August on Wilson Lake AL (TN River)
They looked like bats when they flew really fast past the camera
Mayflies are also known as shadflies! In canada! I have to put up with them every season! Im just thankful that they dont bite! Did you know that shadflies are a positive thing, if they dont show up in their ushall mating spots across the glob it means theres something wrong with the waters. True fact.
Kendall C I live in the Bay & this is true
Same here lol
+Kendall C We used to call them fishflies or mayflies. It's true about calling them shadflies, although we never did. :)
i guess every town calls them differently :P
+Kendall C June bugs or fish flies on Lake Erie!
is there any longer versions of this or this kind of films ?
NICE AND EZ DOCUMENTARY
awesome video!
They are so majestic and lovable!
Funniest thing I've heard today!
my exact thought literally
Why dont they call the mayfly a dayfly
That’s another name for them
Welcome to Detroit Michigan
Brice crispy definitely not Detroit lmao
nope
They are terrible.
@@Lemonjamin no they’re not
Something similar to this is currently happening in Las Vegas
That music was cold
I saw a bunch of these things in Davenport, Iowa.
No mayflies were harmed making this video.
they are so cute :)
Are you insane?
nope, if you look at a mayfly up close they are quite cute
They're sex crazed animals that live one day....
+JubJub444 Have you ever experienced the horror of mayflies? Well I can tell you, they are the exact embodiment of Satan. They're annoying little shits that cling onto everything, including people. They leave dark stains on you if crush them, and make disturbing crunching sounds if you step on them.
yeah but they are literally useless, but I guess they make for good food.
Rest in peace, petey the mayfly.
the eggs look the hard oil seeds you find on your skin and you have to pinch it out
The Most Powerful Anime Character of All Time:MayFlies
The flies and the way they were swarming looked like Hexagenia Limbata. So my best guess would be somewhere up in the midwest. Maybe Michigan if I had to take a guess.
That if they had stingers.
No thabks
NOPE,I’LL JUST STICK TO DRAGONFLIES
Ouha, beautiful.
I live right by a lake, and omg!!!!! Every summer we get gazillion of them! Every morning we get a THICK LAYER of their dead bodies laying outside of our door. I am not even exaggerating, we have to cover our nose and mouth when we go out in the afternoon, because the air is filled with mayflies. It is so scary, I open my door and RUN outside.
Thank goodness they're not Giant Hornets.
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
They can 1 inch long, and when they swarm...
*run for ya life!*
They're great for catching fresh water fish. It's pretty annoying when they swarm though. Makes it kinda hard to breathe.
This is my living nightmare
that was the saddest story...
*Picture losing your virginity on the same day that you were born*
whats their purpose??
They are water cleaners in the pupa sage crawling on the bottoms of streams and lake. shows healthy waters if you see them. a lot of other animals feed off of them birds, bats, fish, frogs.
this sounds like more evidence of nihilism to me
@GOD
is anyone else itchy?
Rampster27 yeh
Where on earth is this?
floridacajun2 Mississippi River
Me: *comes outside* , what a good time to be alive- AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH THEY'RE TAKING OVER 1:07
I thought flying termites that swarm in our house during May is the worst...
This...
Come Brethren, We must defend against the mayfly horde. Quick grab a Rifle,Flamethrower, Or tank and meet me outside. Quick they are coming!
grab some fishing rods because they will die the next day.
30 second advertisement on a 2 minute 30 second video...There is something seriously wrong with that ratio.
Imagine being born a mayfly and not matting
1:06
ugh it hurts my heart to watch this. the insect world is amazing.
One time I was in Truro NB on vacation and there was a whole bunch of them on the side of the the cottage so we we were having a bonfire that night a grabbed one cooked over the fire and ate it
CheyDillvlogs how did it taste
CheyDillvlogs how did it taste
Food for fish, rodents, bats, scavengers, and carnivores. The circle of life continues
Mayflies rave intensifies
There was one on my curtain today... never seen one over here in switzerland. It is a male. Do i have to be scared now that someone infected us with the actual pest looking like dragonflies
Nature is very strange.
@MrInsaneCranium Like the Love Bug
Elon gotta restock those flamethrowers again.
Fly swatters for sale come and get them
Trout food!
But why do they die ?
Because they stop living.
@SamuraiX38 There are some political adds and war veteran adds on here that are like 20 minutes long. lol ( Of course you can skip them but that still is a huge add )
@TFv052 I've heard butterflies live less.
So tell me do they fly only in the month of May or what? If they fly in July they'd be called Julyfly... Lol
Totally prefer DragonFlies.... they are kinda cute I guess.....
What is the purpose of this insect?
I have insectophobia...
HELP ME!!!
I feel you broski
lazy_ bruh then stop watching it
Flamethrower-
Born to breed...
What will happen if the same will took place with everyone 😅😅
This is horrifying.....
😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
there annoying when try go to gas station at night
I want a mayfly tattoo. Live if only for a day. They're beautiful
The birds are not doing their job 😩
Because mayflies are good , and there is too many for birds to eat , alsooooo they clean the water so *BOI*
прожить такую долгую жизнь (считай просуществовать а не жить) и чтобы несколько часов спарится и помереть..это пипец. хуже наверно только комары (живут одни сутки). но эти- не едят даже ничего -не питаются
woah, that sucks. 24 hours to live?
it should be called dayfly not mayfly now that i think about it
may is a month and they only live a day
Too bad they live for one day
You can eat fish flies
CING OGSC do you
At least they aren't bloodsuckers like mosquitoes. I know they are too much and annoying but I guess they are... Ok?
Life too short
Give me some comments if you guys want these things extinct
rip
But they die within 24 hours
Horror story.
Duh
Yummy!!🤧
yummy
And they all died the next day
Why are y’all so mean to mayflies? They’re harmless, they cause no problems whatsoever, they’re the inspiration of many fishing hook designs and even the name of ships, and they’re cousins of dragonflies and damselflies. Plus these things lived long before humans so we can’t keep acting like they’re aliens.
Then what happens to the dead insects? Left lying all over the place like that? Gross! :O
Nothing, the wind will take them...