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Thousands of flies keep landing on North Sea oil rigs then taking off a few hours later – here’s why
On a North Sea oil rig several years ago, an engineer noticed a strange phenomenon. A cloud of insects would descend from the sky and land on the upper reaches of the platform.
On a North Sea oil rig several years ago, an engineer noticed a strange phenomenon. A cloud of insects would descend from the sky and land on the upper reaches of the platform. At such a critical ...
A lost owl had to be rescued by helicopter after landing on an oil platform 180 miles out to sea. The short-eared owl was ...
In the North Sea — between the United Kingdom, Norway and Denmark — thousands of flies swarmed an oil rig. Engineer Craig ...
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Scientists Solve the Mystery of Why Thousands of Flies Stopped by an Oil Rig in North Sea
Named 'marmalade hoverflies,' the bugs seemed to have traveled on a long-distance migratory route before arriving at the rig.
On a North Sea oil rig several years ago, an engineer noticed a strange phenomenon. A cloud of insects would descend from the sky and land on the upper reaches of the platform. There were thousands of ...
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