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Citizens of the Chinese province of Liaoning were told to find shelter after it started to rain worms.<\/p>

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A viral clip showed the area apparently being showered with little worms, which were splattered all over cars.<\/p>\n

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In the video residents could be seen covering themselves with umbrellas as they go along with their routines.<\/p>

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While the cause of the phenomena is unknown, the scientific journal Mother Nature Network suggested that the animals were dropped after being swept up by heavy winds.<\/p>

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The periodical also noted that this type of occurrence happens after a storm when insects are caught up in a whirlpool.<\/p>\n

Another theory suggested that the worms were actually poplar flowers \u2014 a tulip tree whose blooms resemble the squirmy insects.<\/p>

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Viewers were stunned by the city\u2019s current problem, with one person on Twitter stating: \u201cThese are not worms or animals, but flower stalks dropped from trees.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Someone else claimed that the video was fake and looked like a prank.<\/p>

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Another tweeted, \u201cIf I was just minding my business on a casual day in China and it started raining worms?? I\u2019d just die.\u201d<\/p>

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A similar odd event occurred last December when it was believed that iguanas would rain down from trees in Florida due to colder temperatures.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThey slow down or become immobile when it\u2019s below 40,\u201d WFTV meteorologist Brian Shields posted on Twitter last winter. \u201cThey may fall from trees, but they aren\u2019t dead.\u201d<\/p>\n

The incident is reportedly not uncommon when colder weather hits the Sunshine state. When temperatures drop, the reptiles become stiff and tumble to the ground.<\/p>\n

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