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“The shows title ephemeroptera also refers to the short life span of the adult mayfly, which only lasts from thirty minutes to one day depending on the species.”
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wordwench Love. Want. Am. Mar 3, 2009
valse According to a play my high school put on a few years ago in which two mayflies have a decidedly brief tryst (it's a bit hazy now), it's about 24 hours. Yeah, I guess I went to a pretty wacky school. Feb 20, 2007
seanahan The poetic ephemeral means lasting for a short time, and the mayfly has a very short life span, thus the connection. Feb 19, 2007
valse What a beautifully expressive word for a mayfly. Feb 19, 2007