3 Jan
2022
3 Jan
'22
11:56 a.m.
These are midges, family Chironomidae, in the true flies, Diptera. You can
see them every month Fall to Spring, not sure about summer. There were
hundreds out on the 1st in Kings Co.
Some recent interesting physics:
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/01/science/physics-midges-starlings-swarm.h…
Rick W.
On Mon, 3 Jan 2022 at 09:40, Suzanne Townsend <tgssuzanne(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Can someone identify the little flying fluffballs that
come out on a
warmish winter day (and in spring and fall) and fly around in the same area
for long periods of time? They fly vertically, up and down, up and down, in
a group, and look like they are being juggled by many invisible hands...
the group can move laterally while continuing their constant vertical
movement. Are they wooly alder aphids, or something else?
Many thanks
Suzanne at Hatchet Lake
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