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05-18-2018, 05:23 AM
Annual invasion of lake flies over Lake Winnebago captured on weather radar
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It's finally spring, which means warmer weather, longer days, and if you're in the Lake Winnebago region, massive swarms of freshly hatched lake flies.
This is a regular occurrence in the area, but this year's swarm was large enough to pop up on the Fox 11 (http://fox11online.com/news/local/lake-fly-hatch-captured-on-weather-radar) weather radar, as shared by the KOKH Fox 25's Twitter account.
SEE ALSO: Sharks apparently don't mind jazz music (https://mashable.com/2018/05/10/shark-jazz-music-australia/)
Lake fly hatch captured on weather radar https://t.co/CkivdRsdO1 pic.twitter.com/ZlnbC1NnTv (https://t.co/ZlnbC1NnTv)
— KOKH FOX 25 (@OKCFOX) May 17, 2018 (https://twitter.com/OKCFOX/status/996963562198372352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
That is an unholy amount of flies.*
According to Fox 11 (http://fox11online.com/news/local/lake-fly-hatch-captured-on-weather-radar), the flies are a very vital part of the lake's ecosystem. They have a very short lifespan, living only a few days to mate before they die. They don't bite and are more of an annoyance than a serious harm.* Read more... (https://mashable.com/2018/05/17/fly-swarm-lake-winnebago/)
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It's finally spring, which means warmer weather, longer days, and if you're in the Lake Winnebago region, massive swarms of freshly hatched lake flies.
This is a regular occurrence in the area, but this year's swarm was large enough to pop up on the Fox 11 (http://fox11online.com/news/local/lake-fly-hatch-captured-on-weather-radar) weather radar, as shared by the KOKH Fox 25's Twitter account.
SEE ALSO: Sharks apparently don't mind jazz music (https://mashable.com/2018/05/10/shark-jazz-music-australia/)
Lake fly hatch captured on weather radar https://t.co/CkivdRsdO1 pic.twitter.com/ZlnbC1NnTv (https://t.co/ZlnbC1NnTv)
— KOKH FOX 25 (@OKCFOX) May 17, 2018 (https://twitter.com/OKCFOX/status/996963562198372352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
That is an unholy amount of flies.*
According to Fox 11 (http://fox11online.com/news/local/lake-fly-hatch-captured-on-weather-radar), the flies are a very vital part of the lake's ecosystem. They have a very short lifespan, living only a few days to mate before they die. They don't bite and are more of an annoyance than a serious harm.* Read more... (https://mashable.com/2018/05/17/fly-swarm-lake-winnebago/)
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