A town has been taken over by a swarm of ladybirds.
Residents in the town of Lipova, western Romania, claim there are so many of the bugs that they’re like a ”living carpet” which have to be shovelled out of their homes.
The insects descended on the town overnight and have forced people to seal up their properties in a bid to keep them out.
According to The Sun newspaper, resident Arina Deca said: ”No matter what you do they keep coming, I had my window open for a few minutes and when I closed it they were like a living carpet.
”I swept up tens of thousands of them with a broom and shovel and took them outside but more and more arrive all the time.”
The increase is said to have been caused by a rise in the number of aphids, the insect’s staple diet, because of the mild weather.