China: Man Uses Electric Racket Zaps Massive Mosquito Swarm in Shanghai

On May 30, 2025, in Shanghai, China, a video captured a man standing outdoors, swinging an electric mosquito racket through a thick cloud of mosquitoes. Each sweep of the swatter produced a burst of crackling sparks, lighting up the darkness as the insects were zapped midair.

Myanmar Earthquake Aftermath

Myanmar Earthquake Aftermath

A woman uses an electric swatter to swat mosquitoes in Mandalay, Myanmar, March 31, 2025. The weather in Mandalay is hot recently, and the temperature can reach 40 degrees Celsius during the day. Photo by Cai Yang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

China: Dazzling Sunset Overwhelmed By Swarms Of Gnats In Qiqihar

On September 21, 2024, in Qiqihar, Heilongjiang Province, northeastern China, a video captured a beautiful yet unsettling scene during sunset. The golden evening light bathed the ground, creating a stunning view, but the air was filled with countless tiny gnats swarming everywhere. The sheer number of insects, densely packed and hovering in the air, created a sight that could easily trigger discomfort for those with a fear of clusters. Chinese netizens joked that running through the swarm with an electric mosquito swatter would create a satisfying buzz.

I Like Killing Flies (2004)

I Like Killing Flies (2004)

Kenny Shopsin Characters: Himself Film: I Like Killing Flies (2004) Director: Matt Mahurin 08 January 2004 Date: 08 January 2004

Pests pose menace in rubble-strewn northeastern Japan

Pests pose menace in rubble-strewn northeastern Japan

ONAGAWA, Japan - A woman holds a fly swatter at an evacuation facility in Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture, on July 2, 2011. Three prefectures hardest hit by the March earthquake and tsunami -- Miyagi, Iwate and Fukushima -- are waging a major battle against swarms of flies and mosquitoes that have emerged out of filthy puddles and waste left in the wake of the disaster. (Kyodo)

Fly swatter exhibition

Fly swatter exhibition

Japanese photographer Kuniya Oyamada (R) shows fly swatters he has collected throughout the world during an exhibition in Towada, Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 27, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Fly swatter exhibition

Fly swatter exhibition

Japanese photographer Kuniya Oyamada (R) shows fly swatters he has collected throughout the world during an exhibition in Towada, Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 27, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo