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Little Star

(17,055 posts) Sat Jul 25, 2015, 01:41 PM Jul 2015

Swarm of mayflies force Iowa bridge closed

Yuck!!!

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Swarm of mayflies force Iowa bridge closed (Original Post) Little Star Jul 2015 OP

Damn, that's amazing packman Jul 2015 #1

I'm making a note not live anywhere where you need a snowplow to remove bugs. n/t PoliticAverse Jul 2015 #2

I hear ya! Little Star Jul 2015 #3

Yeah, we have that problem every so often here in Iowa. 47of74 Jul 2015 #4

packman

(16,296 posts)

1. Damn, that's amazing

Reply to Little Star (Original post)

Sat Jul 25, 2015, 02:26 PM

Jul 2015

Don't they only live for a day or two? All about sex and the drive to procreate.

PoliticAverse

(26,366 posts)

2. I'm making a note not live anywhere where you need a snowplow to remove bugs. n/t

Reply to Little Star (Original post)

Sat Jul 25, 2015, 03:03 PM

Jul 2015

Little Star

(17,055 posts)

3. I hear ya!

Reply to PoliticAverse (Reply #2)

Sat Jul 25, 2015, 07:57 PM

Jul 2015

47of74

(18,470 posts)

4. Yeah, we have that problem every so often here in Iowa.

Reply to Little Star (Original post)

Mon Jul 27, 2015, 11:48 PM

Jul 2015

All the mayflies come up out of the Mississippi River and cover absolutely everything near the river. I've had to use my windshield wipers to be able to see out the car. Fortunately they're only around a pretty short time.

I've been over that bridge a number of times. It's a neat old bridge, it doesn't have a solid deck. Other people are scared by that bridge but it's never really bothered me.

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