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Mayfly in Idaho

By Environmental Health Program 2015 (approx.)
A newly emerged mayfly sits on a researcher's hand.
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A recently emerged mayfly collected downstream of the Cinnabar mercury mine site in central Idaho. 

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U.S. Geological Survey

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