E71 - The Sodanaut (BRINE FLIES)

Check out this page from the Mono Lake Committee to see images discussed in this episode.

 

This episode Kelly and Amanda discuss a strange family of flies that live in liquids that would kill other animals. There are around 130 genera described in Ephydridae, but we mostly focus on two species endemic to California which live in the La Brea Tar Pits and Mono Lake. Tangents include the musical Wicked, bears, Christmas, Robin Hood, and deaths at National Parks.

 

Kelly's Field Notes for this episode: https://www.bugsneedheroes.com/episodes/sodanaut

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