<p>Thousands of chironomids – a flying insect also known as the non-biting midge or lake flies – have reportedly descended upon the Russian city Taganrog, near the border with Ukraine, in the final days of August.</p><p>According to The Moscow Times</a>, they have been spotted buzzing on roads and beneath lights and have also been sighted in the Sakha Republic.</p><p>Some have mistaken the midges for mosquitos, which they superficially resemble. Mosquitos are from the family Culicidae rather than Chironomidae, the family of the midges.</p><p>Environmental authorities have said that the high numbers of the insects is likely due to their migration season, according to a government press release</a>.</p><p>This August 29 footage shows a glimpse of the midge swarms under a lamp post in Tagnarog. Credit: lyagovich_restavratsiya_vann via Storyful</p><br />
