Hi everybody! My name is Rosa Tuirán and I'm the producer of this Deep Look episode. If you have any questions, I'd be more than happy to answer them! Thanks for watching! -RT

@MrNaesean

9 ай бұрын

Has the recent rainfall in California helped the lakes waterlevels and the flies population?

@rosaamandatuirangrobet8612

9 ай бұрын

Hi! @@MrNaesean With the recent rainfall in California, Mono Lake rose about four feet, but it is still not enough. As for the flies population, there is not enough information to know if there are more flies due to the increase in the water levels. Hope this helps!

@AimaCox-Zucker

9 ай бұрын

Hi Rosa! I've noticed that lots of Deep Look episodes cover California native species. Why so much focus here in this state? ...this isn't a complaint. I know California is high in endemic species, and I like learning new things about my state's unique wildlife. I'm just curious. Love this episode!

@IFear_Naught

9 ай бұрын

at current rates, how long does Mono Lake have left? and how big of an impact would the loss of these flies have?

@unsureprobablymaybe3527

9 ай бұрын

did any of the flies bite you?

I lived next to Mono Lake for several years. Beautiful area. If you are a resident of LA County some of your water is diverted from Mono basin. After LA water and power began diverting water the lake dropped 45 feet and lost half of it's volume. If you're a California voter make sure you vote for candidates that pledge to protect and conserve water and find out how you can become more active in conservation.

@gem3506

9 ай бұрын

I would if I lived there. I live in New Jersey honestly probably forever will.

@Squid_official24

9 ай бұрын

Cool😊

@patrickchoque7720

9 ай бұрын

You didn’t catch mono did you?

@MrTripcore

9 ай бұрын

Voting is for the gentiles now ask yourself why

@rickyspanish492

9 ай бұрын

Asking for Californians to vote for policies that aren't self-destructive. That's asking a lot.

When survival is needed, some creatures go above and beyond to live. That is so fascinating!

@Anonymoose66G

9 ай бұрын

Yeah like creating nuclear weapons.

@Cardinalbins

9 ай бұрын

Yeah my grandma started to walk just to get that burrito

@peytonsreviews

9 ай бұрын

Creatures adapted to their ecosystem

@peytonsreviews

9 ай бұрын

Creatures adapted to their ecosystem

@Auroral_Anomaly

9 ай бұрын

@@Adam-326Haha

Just goes to show that if there is a niche, life will fill it somehow. Fascinating flies!

@KQEDDeepLook

9 ай бұрын

We agree!

Deep Look never fails to impress us with nature. And to think that we have undiscovered species...must motivate the researchers. Thanks for another great video❤

@KQEDDeepLook

9 ай бұрын

So nice of you!

@sueparras6028

9 ай бұрын

​@@KQEDDeepLookit's the truth! You guys are awesome! ❤😂

Even though I don't like flies, it's impressive that they can endure in such harsh conditions. It is pretty fascinating; I had no idea they could submerge themselves to lay eggs, etc. As correctly stated, they have a role in the ecosystem whether they are food for other animals, aiding in decomposition, etc. Great video Deep Look😁😄

@KQEDDeepLook

9 ай бұрын

Thank you - alkali lakes are such wondrous ecosystems.

@Yottenburgen

9 ай бұрын

You might look into Sweat Bee or Hover Flies. Completely harmless pollenators that like to steal your sweat and nothing else.

@MangaGamify

9 ай бұрын

**Looks at soup** **Sees no fly on soup** **Sips without hesitation** **Feels something in mouth but you saw no fly** **so Gulps it down**

Laura I never tire of hearing your beautiful narrative voice ❤️❤️❤️

@KQEDDeepLook

9 ай бұрын

I'm so glad!

Any creature with a proboscis gets a like from me. Awesome video!

@KQEDDeepLook

9 ай бұрын

Much appreciated!

I love when you explain how things work down there. Now we need to find out who can submerge for longer: this fly or underwater spider.

Wish these videos were just a bit longer. The importance of the preservation of wildlife is top. Overall, the quality still keeps being amazing, the footage, the notes, the narration; All is very very good and of high quality. Thanks for all your work!

That's pretty amazing! Large extremophiles are pretty rare! I love learning about new organisms! (And a bonus habit!?!)

I was under the impression that Mono lake is one of the most protected lakes in the country. LA no longer drains the lake for drinking water. PBS Terra just released a very good video about this amazing lake. The lake is no longer hemorrhaging water, but will take a very long time to recover from LOS ANGELES GREED if ever.

Incredible! Is it weird that I think it's cute? Like even as a larvae?? Also tufas are so cool, thank you for teaching me about them.

Quality 4K videos of nature. Please never die.

You never disappoint.

@KQEDDeepLook

9 ай бұрын

🙏

@fritagonia

9 ай бұрын

So true!

👏👏👏 Another awesome video! Really appreciated the highlight on why we should care about the loss of a fly and its habitat.

@KQEDDeepLook

9 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Awesome - just in time to be another great vid in explanations about water properties for my classes!

@KQEDDeepLook

9 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

I love this channel and Laura!!!❤

Petition to save the flies, brine shrimps, and worms so that they may feed other animals also prevent the extinction of 3 unique animals

@KQEDDeepLook

9 ай бұрын

Where do we sign?

@blitzsturm5614

9 ай бұрын

@@KQEDDeepLook Skreeee!!! I got a Reply from the best Brain food Channel!!! ❤❤❤

My goodness all the work you put into this is just unmeasurable. Thank you so so much for sharing with us how wonderful our planet and its inhabitants are ❤️

@KQEDDeepLook

9 ай бұрын

Wow, thank you!

I love these bugs! Thanks for making this :)

@KQEDDeepLook

9 ай бұрын

Glad you like them!

@nicolejellyplayminecraftfu7289

9 ай бұрын

Thanks you earned a like And sub!

Very interesting stuff! Thank you very much for posting it.

I wish more flies lived like this

@lordevolder9907

9 ай бұрын

They're soo cute, it's my favourite living organism.

A natural part of its ecosystem. An incredible creature!

this is so so incredible and beautifully shot!!! thank you!!!

This is absolutely incredible how does this evolve!!!! Incredible organism PLEASE protect the Mono Lake what a beautifully unique place on this planet....

your documents so professional keep going I always watch your videos

You guys are amazing ,I love your all videos.

@KQEDDeepLook

9 ай бұрын

Thank you so much 😀

That was very interesting and I love the macro images, well done! =)

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8 ай бұрын

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Gorgeous images and fascinating facts of this fly. Thanks for your work.

Some very cool flies! Thanks for the awesome video.

@KQEDDeepLook

9 ай бұрын

You bet.

Super dope! Awesome work guys, wonder if these flies are found in other places around the world... Keep up the good work! Hope to see some more videos on different spiders and other arachnids in future...

@rosaamandatuirangrobet8612

9 ай бұрын

Hi! There are other alkali flies, also called brine flies but there are not as hairy as our friends from Mono Lake!

Great video!!

amazing! and beautiful video!

So weird. PBS Tera just posted within same hour about this lake

@KQEDDeepLook

9 ай бұрын

Yep! We timed our episodes together! Here is the link for all of you who may be interested: kzread.info/dash/bejne/imqrt7iCkrvVg5c.html

Wow! I’ve never heard of such a tactic! Thank you for allowing me to learn something incredible and new (which is what I live for)🙏🏼👍🏼💖 Awesome Amazing Nature💖

I’m always in love with creatures “insects” that can fly & swim!

The bubbles cover looks so amazing

This is the best Deep Look video ever!!!!

@KQEDDeepLook

9 ай бұрын

That’s high praise!

That is so amazing nature creatures. Thank for this study.

I love this channel!

Very interesting story. Best wishes in creation of a new surprising stories! Thanks from entomologists in Ukraine.

@KQEDDeepLook

9 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! The world needs more entomologists, keep up the amazing work!

The way the fly just traps a bubble on it's body to breath just reminds me of the bubble shield from Sonic 3.

These are the same flies and environment used in filming the Pectinodon segment in Prehistoric Planet 2! It's so cool to learn about the real life flies and their unique diving adaptations. Another great look into a group of small, often overlooked animals! Keep up these amazing videos.

@KQEDDeepLook

9 ай бұрын

We will!

Reminds me of Flamingos and how incredible they are to raise their young in the world's most inhospitable waters.

I love you guys and what you do! Keep it up!

@KQEDDeepLook

9 ай бұрын

Thank you! Will do!

these guys are interesting. glued to the screen is an understatement

@KQEDDeepLook

8 ай бұрын

Thanks!

great episode, big fan of alkali flies

This was a great episode

Thanks! 🌞

@KQEDDeepLook

9 ай бұрын

Wow! You’re welcome 😊

It's so interesting how different properties of water prevail at different scales.

Weirdly cute fly. I've never seen a fly larva that looks like a little caterpillar. Wish more of them looked like that.

I learn so much from this channel 😊

@KQEDDeepLook

9 ай бұрын

Happy to hear that!

This is so interesting and fascinating. I never knew a waterproof fly exists, up until now. Thank you so much for this knowledgeable detailed video. ❤

@KQEDDeepLook

9 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

How cool is that fly, nature is awesome.

nature never fails to amaze me..

Deep look is the best💖

I love this cool little dude

Fascinating and knowledge rich

Watching different species slip closer and closer to extinction due to our actions is sad to see. I know its likely inevitable now and can't be stopped but it doesn't make it any less upsetting to watch.

Deep respect to deep look

@KQEDDeepLook

9 ай бұрын

We couldn't do it without you!

Amazing!

This is so incredible. Life will find a way

Very nice videos and cinematography, 👏

@KQEDDeepLook

9 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot 😊

That's a fascinating fly 👍 Important to shine light on the way humans are impacting the nature on this planet🪰🐦🌍🌎🌏

Very Cool. Thanks for sharing👍😁

@KQEDDeepLook

9 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching Miranda Christina!

Super duper interesting ❤ thank you so much from England

@KQEDDeepLook

9 ай бұрын

Our pleasure!

This is an amazing biotope!

I’ve learn so many extraordinary things about the animal kingdom due to this channel I’m very fortunate I subscribed

This is so fascinating 😮

imagine having your own little bubble spacesuit

That’s wild good stuff

Outstanding

great video!

@KQEDDeepLook

9 ай бұрын

Yepyep! Thanks for the visit!

neat trick!

professional grade like BBC nature, easy to understand terms, short, imagery for most of the concepts presented, no talking heads! all nature, the way a nature film should be ..

I get so excited when I see a new video from Deep Look! Great job as always.

@KQEDDeepLook

9 ай бұрын

Yay! Thank you!

Thanks

@KQEDDeepLook

9 ай бұрын

You are most welcome!

Wow now I know what to answer when someone asks what's wetter than water.

Absolutely well narrated. Well done narrator. Really enjoyed watching and learned a lot.

**Looks at soup** **Sees no fly on soup** **Sips without hesitation** **Feels something in mouth but you saw no fly** **so Gulps it down**

I love brine shrimp

Please do a video on clamshrimp they are related to triops

i'm just waiting for this 🤙

The power of evolution in living creatures is truly astonishing

Wow that was so cool, specially how it goes in and gets this little armor bubble 🫧

You allude to other flies having hydrophobic wings. Do other species of water-loving flies (such as drain flies or phantom midges) also use a bubble shield? Or is that only needed with the most "wet" water? Or is this the only diving fly?

@rosaamandatuirangrobet8612

9 ай бұрын

There are a lot of insects that can survive underwater, not only flies. We have an episode on diving beetles, an aquatic insect family common in lakes, ponds and streams. These beetles dive with a breathing bubble trapped beneath their outer wings. But this fly is particularly special because it has adapted (with more hairs and wax) to dive the waters of Mono Lake. Because it has way more hairs and wax, this allows it to create this big bubble around it.

I would never guess flies could be so cool and not gross

How am I now so invested in the well being of flies?!

So interesting.

This Fly got that bubble shield from Sonic

Awesome

Wow. 😵‍💫 You dumbfounded me

Can they survive in freshwater too or have they become so specialised that they'd die without the extreme high ph?

What a depressive end. They are cute in their bubble.

Bubble wrap, slot in!!

yeah the water in my moms house used to be qell water with a lot of minerals in it and it was slick like you described. extra wet water lol. she has city water now

so cool

OMG SO COOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Did not expect to get an answer to 'Is water wet?' but that's the magic of Deep Look!