Elma Pazar (@elmapazarofficial) shared a TikTok video as a warning, featuring disturbing scenes of ladybirds swarming her home.
Her video quickly went viral and garnered over 1.2 million views in just a matter of days.
The footage showed thousands of ladybirds invading her home, with winged ladybirds scattered across her walls. These creatures nestled in various corners of her house, creating a huge and terrifying swarm within a bucket.
She explained 'So the whole world and their dog has been speaking about the bed bug epidemic, well I've got my own epidemic'
'Just to give you a bit of backstory about ladybirds. I've always loved them, they follow me.'
She reflected on the initial appearance of a few ladybirds in her house a few days earlier, initially dismissing it as inconsequential, considering it as a sign that ladybirds had a special affinity for her, perhaps even suggesting a connection to a past life as a ladybird.
She added: 'I thought, do you know what, it's not a big deal, they follow me anyway, maybe I was a ladybird in my previous life, who knows.'
She recounted in the span of approximately thirty minutes they appeared in such vast numbers, numbering in the hundreds and thousands, spreading across the walls and all through the window frames, everywhere.
She elaborated on the situation, noting that not only were they dispersed throughout the house, but they also exhibited a tendency to cluster together suddenly.
She added: 'It's like one joins another one, joins another one, joins another one and they become a cluster and they just stay there so it becomes one big dark circle of ladybugs.'
She was horrified at the speed of the ladybug invasion. She shared instances of ladybugs flying toward her, which required her to swat them away. They seemed to have arrived collectively, infiltrating every nook and cranny of her house. She continued, 'They've taken over my home, occupying every crack and corner of the house; this is no exaggeration.'
She lamented the situation, contrasting the popular perception of these insects as 'cute little polka dot bugs' with her own reality, where they were seemingly taking over her life
She continued 'I kid you not, I feel like this was something out of a movie, the invasion of ladybugs.
'The amount of times I've smacked myself straight in my face because ones flew at me. They've come as a colony,
'I go to have a shower, they're in the shower. I go to the toilet and there's one in the s******.
The shocking scenes depicted in the video left viewers astounded, with numerous people commenting on her video.
One person said: You have to vacuum them up and then wash the window frame etc. They leave a scent that will attract them back again next year.
A second wrote: Get over yourself, they are a really important species and are only around for a day or two, it won't kill you!
A third commented: I had the same problem - it turned out the ones that I had were Harlequin ladybirds that have recently arrived & are not native to the UK and the US - they outperform our native ladybirds & aren't good. They have red legs & underside & more spots.
Someone else said: Pretty sure these are harlequin ladybirds that kill our native ones, you can tell by their coloring and spots.
