A SCOTS hillwalker has captured a video of a stunning sunset being completely taken over by a swarm of skin crawling midges.
Gregor Helm filmed the skin twitching footage while camping at Loch Glascarnoch in the Scottish Highlands on Friday.
The 43-year-old, from Dunfermline, Fife, had been out hill walking before camping out beside the loch which is located around halfway between Ullapool and Inverness.
The video shows thousands of ravenous midges buzzing around together in front of a picturesque sunset.
The sky is filled with warm orange and red hues but has been interrupted by the huge swarm of biting beasties in front.
Gregor said he believes the midge swarm was the worst he has ever seen.
The dad-of-two posted the footage on Facebook last night, captioned: โThe Scottish midge in full force.โ
The video has already gained over 7,000 views and attracted hundreds of comments from horrified social media users.
Lee Gibson said: โFlame thrower springs to mind.โ
Faith Draper LeLievre said: โThose are no joke. Iโll make sure to pack my net when I visit.โ
Lee Wilson said: โGetting itchy watching that.โ
Paula Lawson said: โI would go insane.โ
While Catherine Lindsay added: โOh lordy, my skin is crawling.โ
Speaking today, Gregor said: โIt was just me and a friend for a couple of days away to climb a few Munros.
โWe had been hillwalking all Friday afternoon above Loch Glascarnoch and camped overnight near the roadside before walking in the Fannich hillโs the next day.
โIt was by far the worst this year, probably the worst I have ever seen.โ
The current midge forecast in Ullapool is set to four โ the second highest rating and described as: โThatโs no mist thatโs midges.โ
Midge season in Scotland typically lasts from the end of May to September.
This year has been described by experts as having a โmega hatchโ.
Midge expert Dr Blackwell said: โThis year thereโs due to be a bigger hatch than ever of Scotlandโs famous highland midge.
โEach year the season is becoming even longer.โ