Eastern US States Brace For An Onslaught Of Millions Of Noisy 17-Year Cicadas

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17-year cicadas are emerging in large numbers from underground in Eastern USA (Credit: Futureman1199 /CC BY-SA -3.0 Creativecommons.org)

As if the COVID-19 pandemic has not been difficult enough, 2020 has another "trick" in store for the residents of Southwest Virginia, parts of North Carolina, and West Virginia. This one will come in the form of millions and millions of noisy cicadas who are gradually emerging from their 17-year underground hibernation to spend the final few weeks of their lives mating and breeding. Dubbed Brood IX, the alien-like insects are expected to peak in mid-June, with as many as 1.5 million specimens emerging per acre. The visit, however, will be short-lived, and most will be gone by July.

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  • carter1ww
    carter1ww4년 이상
    can i eat them
    • happydays2256
      happydays22564년 이하
      Um actually yes you can, some people say they taste like shrimp
    • mpt657
      mpt6574년 이상
      i want to keep some in a jar
      • deadpoo1
        deadpoo15년 이하
        I want to keep some
        • hellosushi
          hellosushi5년 이하
          These bugs are cool but make so much noise!:)
          • chacewolfdragon
            chacewolfdragon5년 이하
            i normily HATE bugs thut thies are kind of cool
            • scrappy_5
              scrappy_55년 이하
              So cool and fascinating. I see these bugs all the time on oak trees and when I was little I loved to find the shells of the bug ( to tell you the truth I still do 😂) like if you like to collect them
              • godlove333
                godlove3335년 이하
                gross. I really don't like the sounds of them crawling
                • ilovhoneybadger
                  ilovhoneybadger5년 이하
                  For some other reason they don't seem as ugly as many other bugs do to me.
                  • ilovhoneybadger
                    ilovhoneybadger5년 이하
                    uugghh kind of gross *shudders
                    • monky-d-lufy
                      monky-d-lufy5년 이하
                      I love cicadas but yes they can get really annoying i live in Ohio & Kentuky.

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