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Mayfly larvae

“Seneca Creek watershed in Pendleton County, W.Va.” by chesbayprogram is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0

Mayflies usually have three tails. Also, you can see their gills on their abdomen—they look like little bunches of hairs. Most mayfly larvae need really clean water to survive, almost any pollution at all will harm them.

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