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After Spending 17 Years Underground, Trillions of ‘Brood X’ Cicadas Will Soon Appear In 15 States
DailyWire.com ^ | Jan 28, 2021 | Ian Haworth

Posted on 01/29/2021 12:15:37 PM PST by BeauBo

In one of nature’s mysteries, 15 states will soon witness the reemergence of Brood X — or the Great Eastern Brood — of periodical cicadas. These “large, winged, kind of scary-looking but mostly harmless flying insects known for their almost deafening buzz” emerge in-unison every 17 years.

Periodical cicadas have “black bodies and bold red eyes,” and spend 17 years lying underground in “wingless nymph form,” feeding on sap. While most cicadas travel as individuals or in small groups after reaching adulthood, periodical cicadas follow a strict schedule...

“The end of May through June, it can get pretty loud — if you are in an area where they are numerous, there can be hundreds of thousands, or millions, of them,”...

Raupp estimated that there could be as many as 1.5 million cicadas per acre, which would place the total population of Brood X in the trillions.

Brood X, “one of the largest broods of periodical cicadas in the nation,” will emerge in 15 states: Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, and Washington, D.C.

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To: Flaming Conservative

That is an all-important question, in my book as well.

Probably because Chinese processed bacon is just not up to American standards and is not allowed for import. That’s my guess.


81 posted on 01/29/2021 2:01:20 PM PST by Jonty30 (What Islam and secularism have in common is that they are both death cults. )
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To: dljordan

Ever read the story about what happened to Egypt?


82 posted on 01/29/2021 2:07:21 PM PST by ducttape45 ("Righteousness exalteth a nation; but sin is a reproach to any people." Proverbs 14:34)
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To: BeauBo

It sounds like every electric razor in the neighborhood has been turned on and the sound feed into a loudspeaker...


83 posted on 01/29/2021 2:12:25 PM PST by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me https://youtu.be/wH-pk2vZG2M)
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To: BeauBo

And they all voted for Joe Biden.


84 posted on 01/29/2021 2:17:11 PM PST by Honest Nigerian
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To: BeauBo

Let the NOISE begin


85 posted on 01/29/2021 2:27:35 PM PST by TexasTransplant ( I am going back to work... permission or not)
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To: ducttape45

“Ever read the story about what happened to Egypt?”

Locusts. Good grief, I’m from the South and have lived with these critters all my life. Stop bringing biblical stories into something that happens all the time.


86 posted on 01/29/2021 2:27:59 PM PST by dljordan
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To: discostu

I reeeally don’t think you understand!

There are films on utube from people experiencing this. The sound isn’t very transmissible but for those filming the hoards of shells on the ground and on grass and trees, and live bugs crawling around....that is plain to see.


87 posted on 01/29/2021 2:28:59 PM PST by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVs. I )
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To: BeauBo

411 the Asians. They are total protein. 😉


88 posted on 01/29/2021 2:30:09 PM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: BeauBo

In August the cicadas are so loud in GA you cannot hear yourself think after dark. Our chickens love them some cicadas.


89 posted on 01/29/2021 2:31:40 PM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: Georgia Girl 2

Last time I saw them was in Jersey. Biggest problem we had was cleaning up the bird crap after the feast. Thousands of birds descended on my property.


90 posted on 01/29/2021 2:40:46 PM PST by EQAndyBuzz (Keep the Faith. Everything happens for a reason.)
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To: EQAndyBuzz

They congregate around our sliding glass door and our Chihuahua tries to eat them . 😣


91 posted on 01/29/2021 2:44:14 PM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: BeauBo

I remember those things when I lived in Southern Maryland in the ‘90s. As the bird flies, I lived about a mile from Pax River Naval Station and I thought the sound was a taxiing C-130. They were loud.


92 posted on 01/29/2021 2:44:30 PM PST by Living Free in NH
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To: BeauBo

I heard and saw these evil looking things on Staten Island and it wasn’t no 17 years ago. I don’t think it was even ten years ago.


93 posted on 01/29/2021 3:33:16 PM PST by TalBlack (We have a Christian duty and a patriotic duty. God help us.)
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To: sevinufnine

Yeah, and I’m going back just as soon as I can!


94 posted on 01/29/2021 4:36:04 PM PST by Southside_Chicago_Republican (The more I learn about people, the more I like my dog. )
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To: BeauBo

My old cat was in cat heaven when the last big hatch happened here. He had a pile of them he sat on like they were his eggs. He loved eating those things. Yech.


95 posted on 01/29/2021 6:16:31 PM PST by Organic Panic (Democrats. Memories as short as Joe Biden's eyes. )
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To: Organic Panic

He got protein, fiber, and plenty of vitamin "N" (for noise).
96 posted on 01/29/2021 6:24:49 PM PST by Songcraft
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To: BeauBo

Lay in a good supply of windshield washer!


97 posted on 01/29/2021 6:27:24 PM PST by headstamp 2 (Socialism- Institutionalized Deprivation)
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To: BeauBo

The Bidada


98 posted on 01/29/2021 6:28:51 PM PST by headstamp 2 (Socialism- Institutionalized Deprivation)
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To: Flaming Conservative; Jonty30

Looks like pork has been high since last Summer...up about 49% since then:

https://futures.tradingcharts.com/historical/HE/2020/0/continuous.html


99 posted on 01/29/2021 6:35:31 PM PST by Drago
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To: Drago

That because the Chinese own most of the pork industry (see Smithfield)


100 posted on 01/29/2021 9:10:08 PM PST by The MAGA-Deplorian (It is the Trump way! It is the only way! )
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