❗️🇺🇸 - Video shows several sunbathers at a popular Rhode Island beach screaming Saturday when an enormous swarm of dragonflies suddenly overtook them.
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It happened at the crowded Misquamicut Beach, in Westerly.
Screaming and shouting can be heard as the insects zoom past. Others… pic.twitter.com/Pd5Kyh9lul
Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 11:59am on 29 Jul 2024,Monday International
A massive swarm of dragonflies descended on Misquamicut State Beach in Westerly, Rhode Island, creating a chaotic scene on Saturday. The cloud of insects, estimated to number in the millions, frightened beachgoers who sought shelter or tried to swat them away. Some visitors embraced the spectacle, while others described it as a "biblical plague." Witness Helene Dombrowski captured the eerie event on video, noting that the swarm lasted about five minutes. Experts say such swarms are typical in summer and pose no threat to humans.
