THIS is the unimaginable second spider-like lightning bolts struck close to a volcano in southern Guatemala.
Footage reveals the skyline above the Acatenango Volcano illuminated by the freak climate.
Folks have been stopped of their tracks when the lightning appeared to shoot upwards from the three,976m-high volcano via the sky.
What seemed like the top of the world or a scene from Independence Day for bystanders, was in truth simply an optical phantasm.
Acatenango’s two peaks, Pico Mayor and Yepocapa, have been shrouded by thick stormy clouds, making it much more convincing.
The video was taken by daredevil Derrick Steele within the metropolis of Antigua.
Although just a few seconds lengthy, it is sufficient to elevate the hairs on the again of 1’s neck.
He advised Storyful he noticed the lightning hitting the volcano on and off in the course of the storm.
“I jumped off my bike and hit report, certain sufficient, the second I began the video the loopy lightning went off,” Derrick mentioned.
It might not be the wisest factor to do, standing out within the rain, cell phone in hand, ready for lightning.
However that is precisely what Derrick did – and it seems that his efforts have paid off.
Derrick captured the once-in-a-lifetime second in July, however the clip solely went viral this week after a publish on Instagram.
It comes after rare upside down lightning was captured in slow-motion footage by a “storm chaser”.
Freak climate in Texas produced the backwards lightning flashes which lasted about half a second in actual time however may be seen clearly within the video.
It’s thought that lower than one per cent of lightening travels upwards.