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Biblical swarm invades multiple US states for the first time in 17 years... see if your hometown is at risk
Daily Mail UK ^ | June 1, 2025 | CHRIS MELORE

Posted on 06/01/2025 12:18:27 PM PDT by Morgana

Hundreds of billions of screaming insects are emerging from the ground throughout the US in a jarring sight that hasn't taken place in 17 years.

The long-awaited cicada invasion is here, and the bugs have already been spotted hatching in at least three states: Kentucky, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee.

Scientists are also expecting billions more to emerge at any moment in Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Virginia, and West Virginia.

This startling awakening of cicadas is referred to as Brood XIV. The insects last appeared in 2008, and now the next window in their synchronized life cycle has come again.

The cicadas are hatching as the soil in these states reaches a temperature of about 64° Fahrenheit. The swarm will reach its peak in early June.

Heavily infested areas with plenty of tree-covered land will likely see more than a million bugs per acre.

While entomologists (scientists studying insects) say these creatures are harmless, their sheer numbers often frighten people who see these massive broods and hear their loud, shrieking mating calls.

For those who can't stand the sight of them, there's an app for that, and scientists are now giving everyone the ability to track (and avoid) Brood XIV's emergence.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: broodxiv; bugalonbee; chrismelore; cicada; cicadas; entomology; georgia; illinois; indiana; insect; kentucky; massachusetts; newjersey; newyork; northcarolina; ohio; pennsylvania; tennessee; virginia; westvirginia
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I hear them every morning.
1 posted on 06/01/2025 12:18:27 PM PDT by Morgana
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To: Morgana

I remember these dudes coming out some time in the 60’s, where I grew up in New Jersey.

They can get to be quite loud. The biggest hazard is when thousands of them collect on the streets and their crushed bodies create a goo that is pretty slippery. Not as bad as ice, but close. You’re not expecting slippery because it’s the middle of summer.


2 posted on 06/01/2025 12:22:47 PM PDT by Attention Surplus Disorder (The Democrat breadlines will be gluten-free. )
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To: Morgana

While political scientists say these creatures are harmless, their sheer numbers often frighten people who see these massive broods and hear their loud, shrieking mating calls.

Hideous bloated creatures with blue hair and ungainly dress...
Eeeeeek!!!


3 posted on 06/01/2025 12:27:15 PM PDT by tet68 ("We would not die in that man's company that fears his fellowship to die with us." Henry V.)
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To: Morgana

Every year in the south.


4 posted on 06/01/2025 12:31:42 PM PDT by waterhill (Nobody cares, work harder!)
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To: Morgana

I’ve had them for about ten days now. There’s wings and shells all over my garden and yard.


5 posted on 06/01/2025 12:32:27 PM PDT by ryderann
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To: Morgana
I hear them every morning.
And I read this story every year. 🙄
6 posted on 06/01/2025 12:33:09 PM PDT by Bratch
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To: Morgana

When they fall to the ground and die after doing “whoopee”, some people gather them for protein.


7 posted on 06/01/2025 12:39:20 PM PDT by DallasBiff (Apology not accepted.la is not the sharpest knife in the drawer)
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To: Morgana

Are these the creepy red-eyed ones? Saw them on Staten Island, I guess, 17 years ago. Creeped me out.


8 posted on 06/01/2025 12:52:28 PM PDT by TalBlack (Their god is government. Prepare for a religious war.)
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To: Morgana

I thought that was supposed to happen last year.


9 posted on 06/01/2025 12:55:05 PM PDT by roving
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; Bockscar; BraveMan; cardinal4; ...
This startling awakening of cicadas is referred to as Brood XIV. The insects last appeared in 2008, and now the next window in their synchronized life cycle has come again.

10 posted on 06/01/2025 12:57:00 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (The best thing about a muzzie civil war is, everyone wins.)
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To: Morgana

If they’re on a 7 year cycle, why do I hear about this EVERY FREAKIN’ YEAR????


11 posted on 06/01/2025 12:57:27 PM PDT by ro_dreaming (Who knew "Idiocracy", "1984", "Enemy of the State", and "Person of Interest" would be non-fiction?)
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"I’ve had them for about ten days now. There’s wings and shells all over my garden and yard."

Have the shells formed any message?

12 posted on 06/01/2025 1:05:06 PM PDT by 1_Rain_Drop ( ~~ TRUMP is right about EVERYTHING ! ~~ )
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To: Morgana

Not having to feed my dog as much since she’s eating a bunch of those critters.


13 posted on 06/01/2025 1:28:25 PM PDT by TangoLimaSierra (⭐⭐To the Left, The Truth is Right Wing Violence⭐⭐)
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To: Morgana

https://health.osu.edu/wellness/exercise-and-nutrition/cooking-cicadas

There’s worse things to eat....


14 posted on 06/01/2025 1:40:33 PM PDT by hecticskeptic
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Hideous bloated creatures with blue hair and ungainly dress...
15 posted on 06/01/2025 1:51:11 PM PDT by FroggyTheGremlim (Hail to Pitt!)
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To: ro_dreaming

There are different broods which appear in different years.


16 posted on 06/01/2025 2:12:02 PM PDT by Verginius Rufus
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To: ro_dreaming

I seem to hear about it every several years. This year it’s worse. They are so loud.


17 posted on 06/01/2025 2:13:21 PM PDT by Morgana ( “Abortion is the ultimate exploitation of women.” — Alice Paul 🇺🇸 🇷🇺 )
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To: Morgana

Didn’t we have this a year or so ago?


18 posted on 06/01/2025 2:14:02 PM PDT by Tuscaloosa Goldfinch (Abortion is just a new spin on human sacrifice by worshiperswere of self and selfishness. )
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To: Morgana
Cycle

One cicada, two cicada, three cicada, four.
There must be several hundred of them chirping at my door.
The high-pitched sounds they generate aren’t music to my ears.
The good news is they won’t be back for seventeen more years.

19 posted on 06/01/2025 2:14:13 PM PDT by Tawiskaro
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To: Morgana

First time in 17 years for THIS group. There was a big 17 year brood in Northern Va around 1986 and every 17 years after that. We have at least 2 broods in NoVa that each appears every 17 years but at different times. The splats really mess up the cars.


20 posted on 06/01/2025 2:22:28 PM PDT by mikey_hates_everything
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