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Bioturbation edit
I've temporarily removed a very short section on bioturbation, namely "Burrowing mayfly nymphs serve an important role in nutrient uptake and maintaining the food web in freshwater lakes." It was uncited (surely rectifiable) and did not deserve a section all to itself (it would fit well in the existing Ecology section), far less the proposed reorganisation of the article. Chiswick Chap (talk) 08:18, 22 February 2016 (UTC)
Proposed updates edit
I am proposing some additions to this page as follows:
1) I would like to add information about the Mayfly monument located in Hungary to the culture section under art subsection. 2) I would like to add information about mayflies functioning as filter feeders and their role in removing bacteria from streams in the ecosystem functioning section. 3) I would also like to add more information about the mayfly's role as a bioindicator. I feel as though this requires more than the one sentence it now compromises.
Quick note edit
I added the name of Crabbe's satirical poem, "The Newspaper", to the lead. ("satirical" is an easy description if you read it ... the article link goes to a Project Gutenberg copy ... and it's generally described that way by RSs.) - Dank (push to talk) 16:57, 20 October 2016 (UTC)
- Both things being known as ephemera was right, however, which was of course the reason for Crabbe's comparison. Chiswick Chap (talk) 18:36, 20 October 2016 (UTC)
Subimagos live for one day. Or several. Depends on which paragraph you read. edit
"After a period, usually lasting one or two days but in some species only a few minutes ..." is in the section Subimago.
"The subimago stage does not survive for long, rarely for more than 24 hours," is in the section "Reproduction and life cycle".
Not congruent.
Thought I'd mention. IAmNitpicking (talk) 13:13, 2 November 2016 (UTC)
@Cwmhiraeth: this article has more MOS:SANDWICHing of text between images than I feel comfortable trying to resolve myself. You can look at the India article for some ideas on how to configure a lot of images. You might also just reduce some, in case they are decorative and not really adding to reader understanding of the topic. Between the quotes and the images on both sides of the page, reading gets rough in the "In human culture" section.
It would also be helpful to check throughout and either add "as of" dates or check for new data. For example, "Over 3,000 species of mayfly in 42 families and over 400 genera are known worldwide,[40] ... " is cited to 2008. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 21:54, 3 December 2020 (UTC)
- @Chiswick Chap: The "In human culture" section is your cup of tea! I will do some checking as suggested by SandyGeorgia. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 11:59, 4 December 2020 (UTC)
- I've formatted the human culture images. Chiswick Chap (talk) 13:43, 4 December 2020 (UTC)