Mysterious, gnat-like insects swarm New York City:‘The end is nigh’
June 30, 2023
Welcome to the Bug Apple!
A swarm of tiny, gnat-like insects has taken over New York City — with New Yorkers likening the mysterious infestation to a biblical plague.
Videos of the unidentified bugs shared on social media show the minuscule green insects buzzing through the air Thursday evening.
“Clouds of green gnats are taking over NYC,” one Twitter user wrote alongside a clip of the flying critters.
“These swarms of bugs are taking over the city. They are in the subway platform too. The city just keeps getting worse,” another shared.
Some observers joked that the arrival of the insects at the same time as the return of the wildfire smoke hinted at a sinister end for the Big Apple.
Clouds of green gnats are taking over NYC. Here is what it looks like in Brooklyn right now. #nyc #gnats #bugs pic.twitter.com/wUIO5Cwl0v
— Tyler Donaghy (@tylerpdonaghy) June 29, 2023
These swarms of bugs are taking over the city. They are in the subway platform too. The city just keeps getting worse. What’s next? #nyc #bugs #gnats pic.twitter.com/JCI0B3greZ
— Olow (@olow) June 30, 2023
“NYC is swarmed by bugs right now and the sky looks wild. The end is nigh,” reporter John Haltiwanger tweeted with a photo of a peculiarly orange sun setting over the skyline.
“Floods, raining ash, and a swarm of insects… New York 3/10 on the biblical plague sh-t right now,” another New Yorker tweeted.
https://nypost.com/2023/06/30/mysterious-gnat-like-insects-swarm-new-york-city/