swarm of bugs

Mar 30, 2026 6:42 PM

I-10 between Phoenix & Tucson

still photo. It was like a long tube of bugs across the highway like a sideways tornado, going quite a distance on either side

bugs

cars

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That used to be normal country driving everywhere.

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July & August used to be like that clear from Columbus to Cheyenne.

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All the Ebrake 180s and go back for 2nds and 3rds

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you pick up so many bugs you can scrape them off with a shovel

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that's quite a bug tube

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Went through this in Wyoming. Van got splattered solid.

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Insect populations are down; bird populations are down. Nobody notices because it happens slowly. But there is a distinct difference between now and 25/50/75 years ago.

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