'It was like a biblical thing': Dragonflies swarm Topeka man's home.

TOPEKA (KSNT) – A Topeka man's home was swarmed by hundreds of dragonflies this week and it was all captured on video.

Jerry Reiman sent 27 News a video of the dragonflies warming around his home on Monday, Sept. 24. As other insects start to disappear with the arrival of colder temperatures, these airborne predators don't seem to be letting up.

"It was like a biblical thing," Reiman said. "My neighbor called me and says, 'Go out to your front yard.' So I went out there and there were dragonflies everywhere, hundreds of them swarming around, but it was just his yard and my yard."

Kansas State University Entomologist Raymond Cloyd told 27 News the massive gatherings of dragonflies like the one Reiman spotted are normal. He had some insight to share on why so many of the insects were flying around in one spot.

"If it's a body of water, there might have been many nymphs there, it might have been a prime environment, it might have been the only water source in the area that the dragonflies could use for part of their life cycle," Cloyd said. "They are not harmful period. They are predators feeding on other insects."

Reiman said he didn't know what, if anything, could have brought so many dragonflies to his area this week. However, Cloyd said standing water can act like a magnet, meaning recent rainfall may have played a part in this.

Homeowners can bring in similar swarms of dragonflies by creating areas they enjoy. The insects are harmless to people but can have many benefits for the environment, including controlling the numbers of other insects.

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