Smoke like black clouds of Lake Flies swarming into the air near Mfangano Island Lake Victoria Kenya East Africa.

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Smoke like black clouds of Lake Flies swarming into the air near Mfangano Island Lake Victoria Kenya East Africa These very tiny flies are the size of midges and they hatch in enormous numbers Sailing through them is dangerous and there have been deaths due to inhaling the flies These flies are mainly CHIRONOMIDAE. They have considerable biomass and are used as a food source by humans and as animal feed.

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Location: Lake Victoria Kenya East Africa
Photo credit: © David Keith Jones / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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