[Morgana]

I hear them every morning.

[Attention Surplus Disorder]

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.

[tet68]

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!!!

[waterhill]

Every year in the south.

[ryderann]

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

[Bratch]

I hear them every morning.

And I read this story every year. 🙄

[DallasBiff]

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

[TalBlack]

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

[roving]

I thought that was supposed to happen last year.

[ro_dreaming]

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

[TangoLimaSierra]

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

[hecticskeptic]

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

There’s worse things to eat....

[Tuscaloosa Goldfinch]

Didn’t we have this a year or so ago?

[Tawiskaro]

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.

[mikey_hates_everything]

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.

[simpson96]

“Biblical swarm...invasion...screaming insects...”

Good old UK press.

Run in circles! Scream and shout!

:)

[Hot Tabasco]

see if your hometown is at risk

At risk of what? That's a seasonal occurrence every year somewhere........Sheesh!

[Tijeras_Slim]

We have a 2 year smaller version here in New Mexico. They were pretty populous when I first moved here in the early 90’s, but this year I’ve only seen two. The drought is the reason. The ground is so hard, the one’s under the surface can’t dig out.

[sit-rep]

I thought this huge wake up was last year!?? Now its this year!??

[tumblindice]

The autists of the insect world reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

[freepertoo]

For some reason we on the Eastern Shore of Maryland don’t get them, although the Wesrern Shore does.