The mayflies that dance above the lakes of late spring are of the insect order called Ephemeroptera: they hatch, fly, mate, lay eggs on the water and die – ephemeral lives, indeed. Their sudden emergence from the water and busy, nuptial swarmings still signal the launch of anglers eager to catch trout with imitation mayflies of their own, or “dapping” with real insects…
Irish Times, 18/04/15. Read the full article ‘Another Life: When pellucid green turns a murky shade of jade‘.