Thousands of swarming moths make for a terrifying sight

 By 
Johnny Lieu
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Have a look at this and tell us it doesn't give you a chill down your spine.

It's the appearance of the thousands of moths that have descended on the Queensland town of Winton. The scene was captured in front of a hardware store by local resident Frank Standfast on his way to work early Wednesday morning.

They've shown up thanks to the recent rainfall that has caused fresh grass to sprout in the town for the moths to eat. Steadfast told ABC News he's "never seen it that thick," and added that council workers have been spending hours trying to clean the invaders up.

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