Mystery solved: How flies “scuba dive” at California’s famed Mono Lake.

The alkali fly — a critical food source for millions of migratory birds, including many of the gulls that fly along California’s beaches every year — can plunge with ease, staying underwater for up to 15 minutes and venturing as far as 20 feet below the surface.

http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/11/20/mystery-solved-how-flies-scuba-dive-at-californias-famed-mono-lake/

Posted on November 21, 2017 01:10 AM by biohexx1