Once a year, billions of mayflies converge on a lake in Russia's Primorye province to mate, spawn and die... all on a single day.
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Wild Russia: Billions of Mayflies
Once a year, billions of mayflies converge on a lake in Russia's Primorye province to mate, spawn and die... all on a single day.
Added: Jul 29, 2009
Views: 11168 Views
Runtime: 01:25
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