[hardspunned]

I can’t hear my tinnitus over the din!

[Jamestown1630]

I remember the 1970 emergence of Brood X.

I’ve always loved the sound. In the distance, they sound like an alien spaceship from a 1950s science fiction flick.

[KarlInOhio]

We won't see Brood XIV again, which is appearing this year, until 2037.

That math makes no sense. They happen every 17 years. 2025 + 17 = 2042.

[Georgia Girl 2]

Me neither. I find it soothing. 😉

[cyclotic]

I live in Maryland. Every year I hear whining and moaning about the cicadas and how this will be the worst ever.

Meh. I’ve never noticed anything more than normal night sounds.

[The Great RJ]

The cicadas always remind my of those hot summer nights when I was a kid, when you played with your friends until dark and in those pre central AC days feel asleep to their singing.

[Feckless]

I don’t mind them except they make the Copperheads active as hell. Killed 6 in 4 days once and had both dogs bitten.

[KingLudd]

Don’t be a pussy, Jen. They were here first.

[madison10]

I love the sound, especially with the crickets and birds. Maybe peepers, too. It is a concert of nature.

[Bigg Red]

I am guessing the annoyance level of cicada calls is nothing compared to this crybaby’s complaining.

[red-dawg]

When I was a kid, our Dalmation walked into the house with one buzzing in his mouth.

[vaskypilot]

I was in central Kentucky this week. The cicadas are out there.

[faucetman]

Cicadas, no big deal. Now Gypsy Moths, THAT IS A BIG DEAL!

[Jamestown1630]

The article linked in this thread seems to have errors in it.
The brood emerging this Summer in Maryland is not the ‘Great Eastern Brood’, or Brood X; that isn’t due again until 2038. The one emerging in Maryland this year is Brood XIV.

[PhillyPhreeper]

A number of years ago our area was inundated with them. They were loud but I could accept that but when I needed to clear a path between my ball and the cup on the putting greens, that was just too much.

[Honorary Serb]

Cicadas are lovely! And they will soon be gone!

[wardaddy]

If that’s worst that happens
Rejoice
I don’t mind em

[Southside_Chicago_Republican]

I have been through several of these emergences. They are a part of nature and I am glad I got to witness them.

[ImJustAnotherOkie]

When I was a kid we’d just shoot them out of the trees with our BB guns. Easy easy.

[Albion Wilde]

They pretty much ruined an outdoor graduation involving our family the last time around. On the other hand, it drowned out the left-wing graduation speaker.

[TangoLimaSierra]

One good thing about them is I only have to feed my dog about half what she normally eats.