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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  • animereina2021
    animereina2021약 5년
    I live in Kentucky now, and so far I don't hear a single cicada!
    • annsbanans
      annsbanans약 5년
      I was swimming in our pool and hot tub and a cicada flew in the filter and came out threw the hot tub jets in to my friends bathing suit and the nasty bud was still alive and eww just eww
      • 11008800
        11008800약 5년
        So Awesome. I like their noises.
        • lpsbrooklyn13
          lpsbrooklyn13약 5년
          Ewww shivers**
          • borilover
            borilover약 5년
            Weird, creepy, but COOL! (Like if you agree)
            • renegade5
              renegade5약 5년
              Cicadas are cool I like them
              • roblox_player
                roblox_player약 5년
                I am not a fan of bugs. i was scared reading it bugs. are scary to me that freaked me out.
                • happydays2256
                  happydays22564년 이하
                  I am scared of yellow jackets because when I was younger a bunch of yellow jackets stung me and one time in 4th grade I cried because a yellow jacket was circling me at lunch (by the way we ate outside)
                • foralljustice
                  foralljustice약 5년
                  That is just 😝
                • animereina2021
                  animereina2021약 5년
                  Ugh! I think that they are in Georgia right now because I can hear them now! If any of you live in Kentucky, do they have cicadas there? I was just wondering, not trying to offend cicada lovers here, but they can be a bit annoying.
                  • zebrapower
                    zebrapower약 5년
                    Yeah. That would be really weird seeing it.

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