Mosquitonado: A Horrifying Tornado of Millions of Swarming Mosquitoes

Forget firenado! The new horror is the mosquitonado, a tornado of millions of mosquitoes that’s happening in the Kamchatka Peninsula in the far-eastern regions of Russia.

In a viral video clip, swarms of millions of mosquitoes amass and swirl in giant pillars that look like tornadoes. 

Video clip: Russia No Context/Twitter

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According to The Siberian Times, it is actually part of the pesky insect’s elaborate mating ritual where hundreds of thousands of males swarm around one or more females.

Images: The Siberian Times/Twitter

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