Mosquito-nado! 1,000ft tornado made up entirely of blood sucking insects
IT may seem like something out of a horrible nightmare but the terrified photographer who captured this jaw dropping sight will testify otherwise.
A 1,000ft tornado made up entirely of MOSQUITOS was pictured hurtling towards a herd of horses.
The whirlwind, which is reminiscent of a biblical plague, was made up of thousands of blood-sucking insects.
Photographer Ana Filipa Scarpa, 54, captured the scary sight at the Vila Franca de Xira in Portugal.
She said: "It was moving from left to right and at first it seemed like a phenomenon of the wind.
"I immediately pointed my camera and began shooting. I really wanted to capture it before it reached me.
"However, it didn't move, so I got into my car and started driving towards it.
"As I got closer I realised it was not the wind - but mosquitoes swirling around, in the shape of a whirlwind."
It was moving from left to right and at first it seemed like a phenomenon of the wind
Mrs Scarpa said the moment was petrifying and the horses in nearby fields became severely agitated as the mosquitos descended upon them.
The photographer from Lisbon, Portugal said: "I felt fearful because there was no place to hide.
"That the animals were nervous made me feel even more anxious about the situation."
The mosquitos were not trapped in a tornado but were apparently flying a massive conical formation under their own power.
The behaviour is rare but has been observed by nature watchers in the past.
It is reminiscent of cult film Sharknado, a horror about a tornado made up of sharks.