A viral video showed several worms raining down in China. As per a media report, people in China woke up to find worms on their cars and roads. It seemed as if it had rained worms
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The video, which has been shared by Insider Paper, showed clusters of worm-like dusty brown creatures all over cars that are parked alongside roads in Beijing. The report also said that people could be seen carrying umbrellas to save themselves from getting hit by worms falling from the sky
The reason behind the “worm rain is not known yet however the scientific journal Mother Nature Network suggests that the slimy creatures were dropped after being swept up by heavy winds”, as per a media report
This isn’t the maiden case of worm rain in the world. On July 11, 2007, a strange downpour of earthworms occurred in Louisiana. The worms, which were identified as red wigglers, a common composting species, were still alive and moving when they fell. The cause of the worm rain remained a mystery
On February 7, a flock of birds mysteriously fell out of the sky in Mexico, with several dying after crashing into the pavement below
In May 2014, residents of a village in Sri Lanka reported a heavy downpour of small fish that covered the ground and roofs of houses. As per a report, the fishes, identified as tilapia, were still alive and jumping when they fell, and some locals collected them in buckets and bags
In February 2013, the town of Santo Antônio da Platina in Brazil was invaded by a massive swarm of spiders that seemed to fall from the sky. The spiders, identified as Anelosimus Eximius, covered trees, buildings, and roads with their silky webs and thousands of tiny spiderlings. As per scientists, this could have been a result of migration or dispersal event
In Rakoczifalva, Hungary, there have been two documented instances of raining frogs. The first occurred on June 18, 2010, when residents reported hearing a loud noise, followed by a sudden downpour of frogs. A few days later, on June 20, 2010, it happened again, with hundreds of frogs falling from the sky. It was reportedly an after-effect of a tornado
It is not just terrestrial creatures that rain down. In Qingdao, Shandong Province, China, on June 13, 2018, there were reports of a strange rain that included various marine animals, including octopuses, seashells, and starfish