A circulating video on social media has claimed that worm-looking creatures fell from the sky in China. “The footage shot in Beijing, China of cars covered in worms that fell
TheCabe spoke with“There are some trees called poplar trees and catkins that are commonly grown in China.“Catkin is a type of compact inflorescence, characterized by apetalous flowers that are clustered in a spiral or whorled arrangement but not exactly worm.”issued a statement warning residents of therelated departments deal with the fuzzy mess and remind the public to take necessary prevention measures.
“Beijing has a long history of planting willow and poplar trees. In the 1960s, the government had limited funding for greening projects in the capital, so the low-cost, fast-growing trees were widely planted,” the 2021 forecast reads.The claim that China recorded worm rain is misleading. The worm-looking figures in the viral video are catkins from poplar trees, not worms or animals.
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