Supersized swarm of dragonflies overwhelms Rhode Island beach in creepy clip
Freaky footage captured a swarm of dragonflies turning a Rhode Island beach into a scene akin to a Biblical plague over the weekend.
The seemingly endless swarm of dragonflies descended on Misquamicut Beach in Westerly on Saturday, when a cloud of the insects started buzzing across the beach, under umbrellas and chairs, past faces and between legs.
“I was enjoying a nice day at Misquamicut State Beach until we endured a dragonfly apocalypse,” witness Stephanie Martin told WCVB.
Would you stay or go? ⛱️🤔⁉️ Dragonflies swarmed a busy Rhode Island beach on Saturday — you can hear children screaming as they flew past. https://t.co/xSc1cvImf9 pic.twitter.com/KnhPNf3UUI
Others stood and laughed at the incredible scene. Some kids screamed, while others swatted away at the passing bugs with shovels and water pails.
Dragonfly swarms tend to form when the insects are either breeding in summer months or after the smaller insects they feed on are kicked into the air by weather disturbances or human activity, according to WBUR.
