Every year, England is invaded by swarms of flying ants. It happens, and people just deal with it.
But this year some of the swarms were so large that they were seen from space and mistaken for rain storms.
The ants are not harmful to humans, “but they do have a strange effect on seagulls who can appear drunk after eating a few due to formic acid they expel.”
CNN reported that the large swarms were not out of the ordinary, as they “merely signaled the annual arrival of what has come to be known as Flying Ant Day.”
Mobs of the insects descend on locations around Britain on one day every summer. The creatures sweep in and take up residence on streets, green land and in the skies before disappearing hours later.
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