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12-05-2005, 09:40 AM
Jaques d'Alltrades
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Caddis flies = mayflies.
Not to biologists :-) Caddis flies are members of the Order Trichoptera;
mayflies are Ephemeroptera. Quite different.
Hmmm. According to Chambers (which is not *ALWAYS* right¹):
Mayfly - a short-lived plectopterous insect (Ephemera) that appears in
May: the caddis fly;
However, they agree with you if I look up caddis!
I Think They Should Be Told.
¹ It would seem...
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