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Residents of Pune recently experienced an unusual phenomenon: a tornado of mosquitoes swirling in the Muta river. The incident came to light after an Indian Air Force veteran shared the video on X, sparking curiosity and anger among social media users.
A tornado of mosquitoes was witnessed in Pune’s Keshavnagar and Kaladhi districts.
In the video, swarms of mosquitoes were seen forming swirling towers near the riverbank. Although this phenomenon is not uncommon in certain regions, it rarely occurs in urban areas.
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The area was reportedly cleaned after the video went viral on various social media platforms, raising concerns among citizens about the mosquito menace.
In 2021, a resident of Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula shared a video of a “cloud” of mosquitoes that seemed to persist for “hundreds of meters” during a recent drive, in which he described a “huge column” of insects. I saw a few.
Insect swarms are said to commonly occur during the breeding season, when male insects search for females to mate with, resulting in disorderly gatherings of flying insects. The mating frenzy also makes insects a collective prey source for predators such as birds.
“These are male mosquitoes that cluster around one of several females to mate. There’s nothing wrong with this.” siberian times He quoted entomologist Lyudmila Lobkova.
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