As the swarms were spotted around the UK, people took to social media to report sightings, claiming it was "flying ant day".

Source: https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/met-office-issues-urgent-weather-30424060

Experts say swarms of 5,000 bugs are leaving to form new colonies due to overcrowding, hot conditions in hives and ageing Queen bees.

Source: https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/brits-warned-massive-bee-invasion-30348390

Fascinated by bees for many years, the Hempfield man has been keeping the winged insects and corralling swarms of them for others for two decades.

Source: https://triblive.com/local/westmoreland/bees-are-swarming-early-this-year-help-is-available-for-containment-removal/

Harley, on the other hand, managed to defeat her many nightmares rather easily, tearing through swarms of Jokers and other demented monsters.

Source: https://screenrant.com/harley-quinn-rejects-thought-bubbles-anxiety/

“If the public are aware of been swarms and what they look like, the quicker they report it, the quicker we can get a beekeeper out, because every one we collect is the prevention of them moving into a chimney or somewhere else.”

Source: https://www.basingstokegazette.co.uk/news/23573300.increase-bee-swarms-basingstoke-beekeepers-remove-55/?ref=rss

Locusts are infamous for travelling in swarms and destroying crops as they consume the equivalent of their own body weight each day.

Source: https://www.hampshirechronicle.co.uk/news/23518703.marwell-zoo-welcomes-locusts-crickets-arid-lands-exhibit/?ref=rss

Poor drainage has left huge puddles and swarms of bugs, while many have fumed at unhygienic conditions at the camping sites - and there was mould found in eggs provided to attendees, according to local media.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/galleries/article-12372917/Hell-Bear-Gryllss-World-Scout-Jamboree-600-struck-heatwave-British-parents-complain-children-abandoned-mosquito-infested-field-think-theyre-going-die.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

The duo expertly capture swarms of honeybees (homeless swarms occur naturally when a group of worker bees and their queen leave a hive to build a new one) and introduce them to new hives they’ve positioned in gardens and on unused roofs and balconies.

Source: https://www.theage.com.au/lifestyle/life-and-relationships/good-weekend-indeed-six-fun-things-to-do-20230222-p5cmr3.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_lifestyle

The duo expertly capture swarms of honeybees (homeless swarms occur naturally when a group of worker bees and their queen leave a hive to build a new one) and introduce them to new hives they’ve positioned in gardens and on unused roofs and balconies.

Source: https://www.theage.com.au/lifestyle/life-and-relationships/good-weekend-indeed-six-fun-things-to-do-20230222-p5cmr3.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_lifestyle

The onsets of previous summit eruptions have been marked by strong swarms of earthquakes caused by the emplacement of a dike 1 to 2 hours before eruptions.

Source: https://bigislandnow.com/2023/11/14/moderate-levels-of-seismicity-continue-at-kilauea-summit-following-earthquake-swarm/

“These are joined by swarms of juveniles that actively seek areas ready-colonised by adults, as they transform from their planktonic stage.

Source: https://www.northwalespioneer.co.uk/news/24000138.penrhyn-bay-honeycomb-reef-worm-habitat-relocated/?ref=rss

They will either be axed by successive governments, cancelled by future financial crises, or made redundant by some unforeseen anti-submarine countermeasure such as underwater drone swarms etc.

Source: https://japantoday.com/category/world/australia-pm-defends-aukus-submarine-deal-against-critics