Current：Home > reviewsVideo shows hordes of dragonflies invade Rhode Island beach terrifying beachgoers: Watch -CapitalTrack
Video shows hordes of dragonflies invade Rhode Island beach terrifying beachgoers: Watch
View
Date：2025-04-19 00:56:05
Beachgoers in Rhode Island had their Saturday ruined by unlikely suspects: swarms of dragonflies.
Video footage captured by one of the beachgoers Jennifer Serenson Saturday shows a huge swarm of dragonflies descend upon the Misquamicut State Beach in Westerly in a scene that can only be described as apocalyptic, terrifying sunbathers and those on the beach. Some of the visitors can also be heard panicking and shouting in the video.
Watch:Video shows flaming object streaking across sky in Mexico, could be remnants of rocket
Watch: Dragonfly invasion at Rhode Island beach
Serenson told Storyful she’d “never seen anything like this.”
Another beachgoer Helene Dombrowski told Storyful there were “hundreds” of dragonflies at the beach when she arrived around 9:30 a.m. and “millions” around 12:45 p.m.
Located about an hour from Providence, Misquamicut State Beach is the state's most popular beach, according to Rhode Island State Parks, with over a half mile of beachfront.
Saman Shafiq is a trending news reporter for USA TODAY. Reach her at sshafiq@gannett.com and follow her on X @saman_shafiq7.
veryGood！ (7)
Related
- Elon Musk's skyrocketing net worth: He's the first person with over $400 billion
- 'Golden Bachelor' contestant Susan on why it didn't work out: 'We were truly in the friend zone'
- Police were alerted just last month about Maine shooter’s threats. ‘We couldn’t locate him.’
- 4 people, including 2 students, shot near Atlanta college campus
- Where will Elmo go? HBO moves away from 'Sesame Street'
- Video game adaptation ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s’ notches $130 million global debut
- UAW escalates strike against lone holdout GM after landing tentative pacts with Stellantis and Ford
- Sephora drops four Advent calendars with beauty must-haves ahead of the holiday season
- South Korean president's party divided over defiant martial law speech
- A reader's guide for Let Us Descend, Oprah's book club pick
Ranking
- Off the Grid: Sally breaks down USA TODAY's daily crossword puzzle, Hi Hi!
- AP Top 25 Takeaways: No. 6 OU upset; No. 8 Oregon flexes; No. 1 UGA, No. 4 FSU roll before CFP debut
- Gwyneth Paltrow Reflects on Magical Summer Romance With Matthew Perry in Moving Tribute
- Adel Omran, Associated Press video producer in Libya, dies at 46
- Man can't find second winning lottery ticket, sues over $394 million jackpot, lawsuit says
- Florida landed the first punch but it was No. 1 Georgia that won by knockout
- AP Top 25: Oklahoma slips to No. 10; Kansas, K-State enter poll; No. 1 UGA and top 5 hold steady
- Matthew Perry Reflected on Ups and Downs in His Life One Year Before His Death
Recommendation
Trump wants to turn the clock on daylight saving time
Talks on Ukraine’s peace plan open in Malta with officials from 65 countries — but not Russia
Israel says its war can both destroy Hamas and rescue hostages. Their families are less certain
Prosecutor refiles case accusing Missouri woman accused of killing her friend
Skins Game to make return to Thanksgiving week with a modern look
Live updates | Palestinian officials say death toll rises from expanded Israel military operation
Matthew Perry Dead at 54
C.J. Stroud's exceptional start for Texans makes mockery of pre-NFL draft nonsense