Tuesday, April 25, 2006

Almost May ...

Yesterday and today, coming out of work (RMC) there were millions, probably billions of these flying insects. After much effort I found it; Mayflies. Reading up on Wikipedia "they are an aquatic insects where the larval stage occurs in fresh water." It also says that these flies only live for a day or two. It all make sense now, these flies are "May"flies.


They were everywhere... 3 of them made their way in my shirt. As I made my way across the bridge, there was a light breeze which prevented them from swarming.

Beside that, Steve came to Kingston to checkout the summer position. We then watched the Mtl-Car game on TV and we were cheering for the Habs (for that reason they won). Afterwards, we went to Grizzly's where we played a few pool games with Julien and Jeff.

5 comments:

Krystel said...

Cool!

I wonder why mayflies even exist. What can they achieve in three days? What is their purpose in life? And also - do they sting?

Oh and if anyone ever goes to Kingston, the Grizzly Bar is a great place to go. Make sure to try the alligator!

Krystel said...

I found the answer, thanks to Ivan's link! Basically, the only function of the adult mayfly is to have sex.

The mayfly also serves a purpose in the ecosystem:

"Both immature and adult mayflies are an important part of the food web, particularly for carnivorous fish such as trout in cold water streams or bass and catfish in warm water streams.

Mayflies are also an industrial nuisance, as the large population of dead adults can clog the intakes of air and water supply systems."

Anonymous said...

So those mayflies got to second base withins seconds of meeting you?

Ivan said...

Well I suppose if second base is getting underneath my shirt, you are probably right.

Pam said...

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=bases

I'm really not sure how accurate this is, as it is written by random people.