It was bound to happen. First, there was Sharknado. Now, there is Bugnado! There is one big difference – the bugnado is real!
In 2011, a cloud of aquatic insects, known as midges, swept across the fields of Iowa. Footage of this ominous cloud of bugs, dubbed a “bugnado,” quickly blew up on social media. Although, the bugnado looked like an evil, crop-destroying invasion, the insects are pretty harmless overall.
These large swarms can be attributed to the males being in reproductive mode. As entomologist Joe Keiper of the Museum of Natural History of Virginia told Weekend Edition Saturday, "The males are essentially nothing more than flying sperm packets. They will fertilize a female and will die and fall to the ground shortly afterward.”
Boy, do a lot of the dead males fall to the ground! There are so many that litter the ground that the roads become slick. So, if you're in a cornfield somewhere in Iowa, beware of the bugnado of flying sperm packets!
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