Hundreds of bugs crawl together en masse to fool predators
This is the fascinating moment hundreds of bugs showed their is strength in numbers - by forming a long chain to evade predators.
Buddhist priest Somchai Auarun saw the slimy insects crawling together on the temple ground in Chiang Mai, northern Thailand.
The creatures, believed to be Asian rice gall midge (Orseolia Oryzae), are a species of small flying bugs that normally damage the crops, affecting most rice plants to have stunted and undeveloped stalks.
The worms club together to appear bigger and evade predators while looking for food. The larger appearance deceives would-be attackers who are then intimated by the slow-moving moving mass.
Buddhist priest Somchai Auarun saw the slimy insects crawling together on the temple ground in Chiang Mai, northern Thailand.
The creatures, believed to be Asian rice gall midge (Orseolia Oryzae), are a species of small flying bugs that normally damage the crops, affecting most rice plants to have stunted and undeveloped stalks.
The worms club together to appear bigger and evade predators while looking for food. The larger appearance deceives would-be attackers who are then intimated by the slow-moving moving mass.
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