Utah crickets—5,000 of them—invaded a small town in late May, creating an unmissable bubble wrap soundscape with every step. The insect parade left sidewalks looking like a crunchy snack aisle, baffling residents and drawing viral reactions. Internet users called the scene “delightfully weird.”

Cricket invasions aren’t rare in Utah, but this year’s 5,000-strong swarm left locals dodging crunchy clusters everywhere. Searchers for “Utah cricket swarm” and “bubble wrap insects” flocked online, fueling a wave of memes as the town’s daily commute transformed into an accidental ASMR event. Residents joked, “It’s like walking through breakfast cereal.”

Mormon crickets can march up to 2 miles a day, blanketing entire neighborhoods in hours with their synchronized, snack-like popping.