Sydney homeowner finds alarming discovery on their door step as termites swarm house
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Creepy discovery made at the front door of a house: “Believe it or not, there is a beautiful doormat under all that”
- A Sydney resident has woken up to ‘thousands’ of bugs on his front door step
- The resident posted a photo of the bugs on Reddit, users flocked to the post.
- Many commented that the insects may be winged termites finding a new nest.
- Winged termites generally swarm short distances on hot nights after heavy rain.
A homeowner has woken up to an alarming find on his doorstep after a series of hot summer days.
The Sydney resident woke up to find ‘thousands’ of insects infesting his doormat on Monday morning.
They posted a photo of the find crawling on the skin on Reddit trying to find an answer to what they were.
‘I woke up to thousands of these dead insects on my doorstep. What are they?’ they wrote.
A Sydney resident has shared a photo of ‘thousands’ of insects (pictured), suspected to be winged termites, on his doorstep after a series of hot nights.
The photo shows a fringe of what appear to be winged termites due to their light gold segmented bodies and large opaque wings.
Winged termites swarm on hot nights after heavy rains in search of a new nest, dropping their wings once a potential nest has been found.
They are a sign that the home is currently infested or at high risk of being infested since flying termites do not travel great distances to find a new nest.
Numerous reddit users quickly jumped on the post to warn the resident of the imminent danger to their home.
‘first move to a different house,’ wrote one commenter.
‘Pest controller here. You likely have a termite nest in/around your structure and certainly one within your property. That number indicates a nest very close,” another commenter wrote.
Winged termites (pictured) typically travel short distances on hot nights after heavy rain to find a new nest to infest
‘You may want to call a pesticide company. There is a termite nest nearby,” another commenter wrote.
The resident responded by saying ‘already done. Even the suspicion is worrisome.’
Another commented on the photo itself, saying ‘That’s really beautiful, you should make it into a greeting card!’
The resident responded to the barrage of comments mocking the situation.
“Believe it or not, there’s a beautiful welcome mat under all of that,” they wrote.