Mushroom Fairies and Mayflies coloring pages

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Mushroom Fairy standing on a Mushroom

Mushroom Fairies are known for being very intelligent.  They can identify many different types of fungus.  Mushrooms are a type of fungus.  But some fungi are dangerous.  Here in Utah, the toadstools that grow in the grass (when you water too much) are actually deadly.  The ones that grow in the lawn in Arizona are also deadly.  

Fairies eat a lot of mushrooms, so having a Mushroom Fairy or two in the Fairy village is very important.  Mushroom Fairies gather mushrooms and bring them back to the village.  Sometimes they only cut out a piece of the mushroom.  You can't see it in the drawing, because the Fairie's wand is tucked into her flying belt... on her other side.

You may not know that most Fairies like wearing a flying belt.  The flying belt allows them to fly faster and farther than just using their wings.  Of course, all Fairies can fly for short distances with their wings only.  By the way, speaking of wings, this Mushroom Fairy is also a Lacewing Fairy. She has wings that are similar to a Mayfly.  Interesting enough, Mushroom Fairies often are particularly friendly with Mayflies, although that is a short friendship since Mayflies live only a short time.  Below is a photo I took of a Mayfly near the Provo River, in Utah. 

Mayfly near Provo River

I got to thinking and I decided to draw a Mayfly to add to this drawing...
In other words, I added a Mayfly to the Mushroom Fairy drawing.
If you don't like insects, print the above drawing instead.
I used the Mayfly photo above as one of my references for the drawing.

Mushroom Fairy with a Mayfly

There are over 3,000 species of Mayflies throughout the world.  They have different names, even in English.  They are called up-wing flies, shadflies, and fishflies.  They are related to damselflies and dragonflies.  All three have lacewings.  There is also a lacewing fly.  Mayflies have long tails of two to three strands.  They grow up in their immature stage as nymphs or naiads.  Then they have a subimago stage with wings.  That stage morphs into a true, sexually mature adult.  The adults are called imago. 

While growing up the Mayfly may live for several years in the water.  Their presence is evidence of a non-polluted, and healthy stream.  Some Mushroom Fairies will moonlight as Eco Fairies to check out the local Mayfly nymph populations. These Fairies (both Eco Fairies and Mushroom Fairies) care a great deal about the environment.  As adults, Mayflies live for only between 24-72 hours.  So like I said before, the Mushroom Fairies that befriend Mayflies have a rather short-lived friendship.

P.S. For those of you who are Star Trek TNG fans, the model for the drawing is the character Rivan from the episode called "Justice." The actress is named Brenda Bakke. I am a big Star Trek fan... AKA "Trekkie." When I was watching Star Trek, The Next Generation yesterday I thought the Rivan character would make a great Fairy. So I drew her as a Fairy.

Now if you look down below there's a few more Mushroom Fairy drawings from previous posts.

French Fairy named Madi

Fairy sitting on a Mushroom