We’re now well and truly into the summer – although that random five minute outburst of hail yesterday might have you thinking otherwise – so this obviously means that seagulls are going to become a bit of a problem. The assholes.

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Whilst we all know that seagulls do pretty much everything in their power to try and ruin your trip to the seaside, reports are coming in that it’s going to be even worse this year as a bunch of them are apparently running around on acid. Fantastic.

This is because of a phenomenon known as ‘Flying Ant Day’. This occurs when swarms of flying ants up to 50 miles wide invade the UK when the weather becomes hotter and more humid. That might sound terrifying to us, but for seagulls it’s a massive treat as they just fly through the swarms chowing down on the poor ants, which has a similar effect on them to getting drunk or doing acid for us.

Here’s what Dr Rebecca Nesbitt from the Society Of Biology had to say about the matter:

Some of the slightly odd behaviour we are seeing could be as a result of these ants – it could leave the gulls slightly drunk.

It’s possible because we know that some ants produce formic acid, and it could be having an effect.

Well I suppose the positive there is that it seems like ‘Flying Ant Day’ happens every year so the behaviour of the seagulls might not be too different to every other year. Surprised I’ve never heard of it or written about it before to be honest, but I guess the takeaway is that if you seen any swarms of flying ants then it’s probably best to stay as far away from the seaside as possible. You’ve been warned.

For more of the same, check out this seagull getting spiked with an ecstasy tablet. Absolute bedlam.