Sentence examples for stonefly from inspiring English sources
noun
Any insect, of the order Plecoptera, having a flattened body; they are used by fishermen as bait
The results accorded with an earlier report produced by the University of Western Sydney and Macquarie University, which found a 90% drop in the abundance of macroinvertebrates, including the water bugs stonefly, mayfly and caddisfly.
The stonefly ranges in size from 6 to more than 60 mm (0.25 to 2.5 inches).
The life history of the stonefly is not well known.
Even though its wings are well developed, the stonefly is a poor flier.
The stonefly nymph resembles the adult but lacks wings and may have external gills on various parts of its body.
Many insects and fish that live in hemlock streams, such as the stonefly and the brook trout, are threatened by sunlight and heat pouring into stream environments that were once shady and cool.
A second print ad gives fishers the opportunity to make amends with the "Sorry-I-missed-the-meeting-because-of-the-stonefly-hatch" coffee mug, which reads, "No. 1 boss".
Stoneflies, along with mayflies and caddisflies, are important biotic indicators of water quality.
In contrast to nymphs that develop on land, the aquatic young of dragonflies, stoneflies, and mayflies are sometimes called naiads.
The Orthoptera (grasshoppers) and the Plecoptera (stoneflies) have been found as fossils even in late Carboniferous times.
My fuzzy definition of fish food — "bugs" — sharpened into blue-winged olives and golden stoneflies.
