yes a fish can eat a mayfly Nymph.
A Mayfly Nymph breathes with gills on the side of their body.
what is this
Spiny crawler is what the Hendrickson mayfly (Ephemerella subvaria) nymph is called.Specifically, the nymph is the immature developmental stage of the mayfly. It is what hatches out of the eggs laid by the female after mating with the male Hendrickson mayfly. It looks like a developing, smaller version of the mature Hendrickson mayfly.
for it to become a pupa
They swim with there legs.
Is a mayfly nymph an omnivore
most types of mayfly nymphs are omnivorous but some types can be either herbivores or carnivores as well
why cannot a mayfly eat
Trout and other fish
Canadian Pondweed Coot Stickleback Pond Skater Water Milfoil Dragonfly Nymph Tadpole Mayfly Nymph Whirligig Beetle
Canadian Pondweed Coot Stickleback Pond Skater Water Milfoil Dragonfly Nymph Tadpole Mayfly Nymph Whirligig Beetle
•Naiads (Immature stage) have mouth part that allow the mayfly to chew while imagoes (adult) mayflies do not have mouth parts to chew from. • Most mayfly larvae eat mostly dead or live algae from the water although a few are predatory. •By the time the Mayfly has reached its adult stage its digestive system and mouthparts will eventually start to disappear. • The Adult mayfly wont be able to eat anything until it dies!