Stonefly

5670   This guy I found on my girlfriends back after we went outside for a smoke at 4 am in Edmonton Alberta. Let’s just say he won’t be bothering us no more but would like to know if they are common or not here. May13 2016 this was taken. Thanks for your help.

This is a stonefly (order Plecoptera).Their immature stages (nymphs/naiads) are aquatic, and are an important source of food for many fishes. The adults live just long enough to find mates and lay eggs; some never feed at all as adults, but simply live off fat stored as immatures. See http://tinyurl.com/h84682m for more detailed information. Ed Saugstad, retired entomologist; Sinks Grove, WV.