Alder Fly (Noun)
Meaning
Dark-colored insect having predaceous aquatic larvae.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The alder fly has dark-colored body with wings resembling the stoneflies but much larger in size and its aquatic larvae prey on snails and insects in freshwater ecosystems.
- Entomologists research alder fly as they feed on decaying plant matter but also function as secondary decomposers breaking down tough organic matter underwater.
- Predaceous alder fly larvae actively pursue their prey with elongated jaws as seen in specimens in freshwater laboratories around the world.
- Many entomologists interested in the behavior of alder fly look into ways that some alder fly larvae obtain nutrition from different organic materials during metamorphosis stages.
- While a very general observation many would see adult alder fly species, typically resting and with reduced mobility but can cause unease for hikers because of dark, rapid and noisy flights during sunset