In a scene straight out of Hollywood horror movies, giant dragonflies swarmed Misquamicut beach in Rhode Island, United States of America (USA), making people run and take shelter. The video was shared by X user Colin Rugg.
“Beachgoers were seen ducking for cover while others tried swatting them away as the swarm took over the beach. The insects can travel in swarms of billions, so large that the swarms can show up on radar systems.Experts say the insects swarm like this while breeding in the summer or when smaller insects they eat are thrown in the air by weather disturbances.,” wrote Rugg on X.
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In the video, you can hear people scream and laugh. Reacting to the video, one user wrote, “Oh hell no JD! Can’t stand bees. I’m taking a different vehicle if this happens to me..”
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NEW: Swarm of supersized dragonflies invade Misquamicut Beach in Rhode Island.
Beachgoers were seen ducking for cover while others tried swatting them away as the swarm took over the beach.
The insects can travel in swarms of billions, so large that the swarms can show up on… pic.twitter.com/GoUj0ygA2G
Another user said, “I would love this if it meant no mosquitoes.” And a third user commented, “As far as I know, they are pretty harmless, but I know my wife would have been freaking out, she can’t stand bugs.”
According to Fox Weather, dragonfly migrations are not new to North America. It takes place between late summer and early fall. These dragonfly migrations are not harmful to anyone.
The video had 3.7 million views. 
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