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Robert O'Harrow Jr.

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I am a veteran contributing writer at The Washington Post and author of books about privacy, cybersecurity and M.C. Meigs. Ideas? Signal: 703-473-5005
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The world's oldest winged insect is in trouble. How frightened should we be?

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By Robert O'Harrow Jr.
| Stuff.co.nz
One morning in April, I waded into a cold mountain stream in Virginia called the Hazel River. I was there to fish for brook trout but found myself looking more than casting. The sun coming through the trees had gathered into a soft haze above the pool I was in. Hovering in the illumination was a cinnamon-coloured insect. It moved slowly up and down with what seemed to be the rhythm of a gentle song, its long body and tails hanging below the wings. I was reminded of something I couldn't quite recall.
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The world's oldest winged insect is in trouble. How frightened should we be?

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By Robert O'Harrow Jr.
| Chron
In the spirit of the moment, I tried to summon what I knew about them. This mayfly had lived for a year or so underwater as a nymph with gills and an outer skeleton of armor. It had probably emerged into the terrestrial world that morning with new wings. It was in search of a mate and didn't have a moment to lose: In a day or two it would be dead. When we think about the environment, we tend to think big. As in air, ocean, rainforest and the globe itself. The same holds true about species in peril.
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In New York's Shawangunk Mountains, old haunts and old friends

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By Robert O'Harrow Jr.
| The Washington Post
Placeholder while article actions load We followed our own shadows on the path beneath the cliffs, marveling at the drama around us. Fields of boulders appeared to be frozen mid-tumble. Trees grew from cracks in the rock. In the softening light, the way ahead seemed as timeless as a de Chirico painting. Few places have felt as right to me over the years as the Shawangunk Mountains, a singular ridge in New York's Hudson Valley region.
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