The final stage of a mayfly’s life cycle is called an “imago” or “spinner,” and clouds of these mating insects are often visible dancing in the air above a river. Spinners are usually easy to identify by their transparent wings, extra-long tails, and large eyes. The aquatic insects are born in the streambed and live as nymphs for up to a year. The nymphs then rise to the surface, where the winged dun breaks free of the nymphal shuck. The duns fly to streamside vegetation, where they usually live

We warned you. 😉 Adult yellow mayflies are the most beautiful mayflies in the world but don’t let their golden beauty fool you. Ameletopsis perscitus has a dark past. 😧 Before emerging from the water, the mayfly goes through a terrifying, rip-your-face-off predatory nymph stage, making it the only known carnivorous mayfly in Aotearoa New Zealand and one of only a few worldwide. Most mayfly nymphs graze on algae and plant matter, but the nymph of the yellow mayfly is a savage little killer. 🌿❌

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