FUKUSHIMA, Jul 11 (News On Japan) –
A sudden swarm of dragonflies blanketed the skies over a residential space in Koriyama, Fukushima Prefecture, gorgeous native residents and prompting reactions starting from unease to thrill.
Witnesses described seeing numerous black specks filling the air, which turned out to be a big group of dragonflies. While adults referred to as the scene “creepy,” youngsters had been thrilled, waving insect nets and eagerly catching the bugs.
“This is the first time I’ve seen anything like this,” mentioned one resident who has lived within the space for ten years.
The phenomenon concerned an enormous group of dragonflies, believed to be a species of pink dragonfly generally known as Akiakane, a standard sight in Japan throughout autumn. According to Naoto Yokoi, a researcher learning dragonflies in Fukushima, the bugs probably originated from close by rice paddies, the place they had been born.
He defined that a number of teams of Akiakane probably took flight on the identical time and, carried by air currents, occurred to converge over the residential space. The swarm is believed to be migrating as a bunch towards the Abukuma Highlands.
While uncommon, such synchronized actions are a pure a part of their seasonal migration and replica habits.
Source: FNN