WHAT ARE THESE MINUSCULE WHITE FLIES ALL OVER BROOKLYN?! Not the best video- they’re much more obvious inperson. Literally can’t even open your mouth when walking. I’m not “nature-inclined” lol so forgive me if I should know what these are. Someone tell me more.🤬 #NYC #BK #bugs pic.twitter.com/5d4Grw4tuD
— Kai (@marialens_) June 29, 2023
Clouds of green gnats are taking over NYC. Here is what it looks like in Brooklyn right now. #nyc #gnats #bugs pic.twitter.com/wUIO5Cwl0v
— Tyler Donaghy (@tylerpdonaghy) June 29, 2023
These swarms of bugs are taking over the city. They are in the subway platform too. The city just keeps getting worse. What’s next? #nyc #bugs #gnats pic.twitter.com/JCI0B3greZ
— Olow (@olow) June 30, 2023
This was bound to happen eventually.
A swarm of tiny, gnat-like insects has taken over New York City — with New Yorkers likening the mysterious infestation to a biblical plague.
Videos of the unidentified bugs shared on social media show the minuscule green insects buzzing through the air Thursday evening.
“Clouds of green gnats are taking over NYC,” one Twitter user wrote alongside a clip of the flying critters.
“These swarms of bugs are taking over the city. They are in the subway platform too. The city just keeps getting worse,” another shared.
Some observers joked that the arrival of the insects at the same time as the return of the wildfire smoke hinted at a sinister end for the Big Apple.
Yeah.
It’s over.
Wrap it up.
NYC is swarmed by bugs right now and the sky looks wild. The end is nigh pic.twitter.com/URgSb30Fxw
— John Haltiwanger (@jchaltiwanger) June 30, 2023