Do mayflies really eat mosquitoes?
They will eat algae or the larva of any species that lives in the water. They don't search for mosquito larva in particular though.

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Scientific Classification
Phylum
Arthropods

Class
Bugs

Order
Mayflies

Family
Burrowing mayflies

Genus
Giant mayflies

Species
Giant mayfly (Hexagenia limbata)