How are animals/organisms with short lifespans such as mayflies not constantly mutating/evolving?

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How are animals/organisms with short lifespans such as mayflies not constantly mutating/evolving?

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They are. Though likely big changes in their evolution would take longer than a normal human lifespan to notice a visible difference. Just like how humans have looked generally the same for a few million years.

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