China was hit by a "rain of worms" and residents were asked to leave with umbrellas (twitter)
Even a rain of falafel sounds more realistic than what happened over the weekend in the Chinese province of Liaoning, where citizens had to find shelter from... a rain of worms.
horrible.
A short viral video shows an area covered in worms that fell from the sky and fell on top of parked cars.
In the video, one of the residents is also seen walking fearlessly while holding an umbrella that was apparently intended to protect him from the slimy flood.
While the cause of this rain of worms is still unclear, the scientific journal Mother Nature Network claims that they fell to the ground after being blown by the heavy winds in the area.
The journal noted that this type of occurrence occurs after a storm, when insects are caught in an air vortex.
A rain of worms has begun to fall in Liaoning province in China (photo: screenshot, twitter)
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The residents left the house with umbrellas (photo: screenshot, Twitter)
Another theory proposed that the worms are not worms at all but actually flowers of the tulip tree (also called the tulip lily) whose blossoms resemble the coiled animals.
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"These are not worms or animals, but flower stalks that have fallen from trees," one of the commenters scolded and another claimed that the video is fake and looks like a hoax.
"A strange phenomenon," added one viewer, while another said: "If I was minding my own business on a casual day in China and it suddenly started raining worms, I would just die on the spot."
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