I was there for the 17 year Cicadas (Washington D.C.) 34 years ago.
The noise where they nested up in the trees was positively industrial. Those were some LOUD bugs!
Buried for 17 years and they came out to PARTY and raise a ruckus!
It’s more of an orgy, really...;)
And have lots and lots of sex :) That's what all the buzzing is about. Wonder how the females make a choice? Decisions, decisions, decisions. Bachelor #1 or Bachelor #2 or... Bachelor #341,289,402.
“Buried for 17 years and they came out to PARTY and raise a ruckus!”
More accurately “Buried for 17 years and they came out to PARTY AND REPRODUCE and raise a ruckus!”
The Cicadas hit DC in 70, 87 (I got married that year) then again in 2004 they won’t be here till 2021.