Cache is NOT at the posted location, instead you will have to do a little math. The cache is within 3 km of the posted.
Please NO photos of the cache itself.
Note: There may NOT be cell phone service in some areas of the K & P Trail.
N-.526, W-.055
INTRODUCTION:
We've had fun putting these caches out and everybody seems to be having fun finding them (unless of course, certain insects are out to "get you"). So, we are putting out more (caches, not insects). The theme this time is INSECTS (as you've already figured out by the title). Some of these you may encounter on your geocaching trips and some of them you may wish you had not. Instead of a steady line of caches down the trail, we thought we'd try something new for us. All are easy puzzle caches and the geoart is one of our favorite insects: the dragonfly - as it eats what annoys us all the most: mosquitoes.
TRANSPORTATION:
The K&P trail is a single lane dirt road with gravel on it in some areas. You can hike it, bike it or drive it albeit very slowly. When placing the caches we never drove over 15 km/hr. Mostly it was at about 10 km/hr. Just when you think it's smooth going a huge puddle hole will "get" you. On bikes, you will have no trouble except if you go out after heavy rain (or during rainfall) as it will be muddy in areas. On foot, be aware that there are very few houses along the way - so don't go alone. Safety in numbers. There are some pretty streams along the way, wetlands and Graham Lake just North of Lavant Station (a nice place for a picnic lunch).
INSECT: GIANT MAYFLY
Adult giant mayflies can grow to 8.7 to 27.3 mm in length. Like all adult mayflies, they are soft-bodied, with large forewings and a smaller pair of hindwings, which are held together above their body when they are at rest. Two hairlike tails come out from the end of their abdomen and they have small antennae. Members of their family (Ephemeridae) can be identified by the 4 segments on their hind legs, as well as by the veins on their wings. Adults, also known as imagos, can be told apart from subimagos by their clear wings. Female imagos have lighter yellow bodies and smaller eyes than males, they are also up to twice the weight of males and several millimeters longer. Giant mayflies can be yellow or white or even shades of brown; they can also have a variety of patterns and sizes.
Nymphs of giant mayflies live in the water and dig u-shaped burrows in the soil and sand at the bottom of lakes and streams in mild habitats. The best habitats for these nymphs have well-mixed, shallow water about 3 meters deep, so that enough air gets into the sediment and there is plenty of detritus, or litter, available for food. Adults and subimagos (mayflies in the developmental stage prior to sexual maturity) are typically found in riparian habitats, close to the bodies of water from which they emerged. Subimagos are often found resting in trees and bushes on shore before molting to adults, while adults can usually be found flying in swarms on shore.
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