Yesterday, Saturday, swarms of mosquitoes resembling a “hurricane” invaded a village in the Kamchatka region in the Russian Far East.
According to the Russian “Kamchatka Info” website, residents of the region filmed this rare phenomenon, as the video shows how a swarm of mosquitoes forms a hurricane-like column and then vanishes.
Entomologist Ludmila Lubkova said the cyclone does not pose any danger. “These are male mosquitoes that do not hunt warm-blooded animals, but rather run around the females for mating,” she said.
Lubkova pointed out that this phenomenon is repeated annually, but it can be seen only if the number of insects is large and the weather conditions are favorable.