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Flies? Eee-yuck!

But wait! Insects show us the health of the stream. They are key to the wetlands food chain.

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Mayflies…where have they gone
Mayflies…used to live in this pond

Stoneflies…Where have they gone
Stoneflies…Used to live in this pond

Caddisflies…Where have they gone
Caddisflies …Used to live in this pond

Chorus:
Listen to what they say to me and you
Listen to what they say to do
Clean the water…keep the water clean
Clean the water…keep the water clean

You can tell the health of a stream or a pond
By seeing who is there and who is gone
Go down to the creek and turn over a rock
Listen to the insects when they talk

[Chorus]

Mayflies, Stoneflies and Caddisflies you see
Are good indicators of water quality
In the stream and the lake their little larvae stay alive
But if the water is bad they can’t survive

[Chorus]

If all you find in the stream are worms and snails
Then your test for good water has surely failed
They’re the only ones that tolerate bad conditions
So its time for action its time to listen

[Chorus]

Keep the water free of silt and pesticides
With plants on the banks for invertebrates to hide
Keep the water cool and if we do all of that
There will be a healthy aquatic habitat

[Chorus]

Mayflies…Now they’re back where they should be
Mayflies…Livin’ in good water qulity

Stoneflies…Now they’re back where they should be
Stoneflies…Livin’ in good water qulity

Caddisflies…Now they’re back where they should be
Caddisflies…Livin’ in good water qulity

[Chorus]

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from We All Live Downstream, released March 1, 2008

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