As many as 1.5 million cicadas per acre may emerge, and people living in Southwest Virginia, parts of North Carolina and West Virginia could witness this unique phenomenon,Luckily, cicadas are harmless to humans. At most, the noise they make could become a nuisance.
"Communities and farms with large numbers of cicadas emerging at once may have a substantial noise issue," said"Hopefully, any annoyance at the disturbance is tempered by just how infrequent -- and amazing -- this event is.""Cicadas can occur in overwhelming numbers and growers in predicted areas of activity should be watchful," said Doug Pfeiffer, a professor and extension specialist in Virginia Tech's Department of Entomology.
Cicadas are large, cleared-winged insects that occur either annually or periodically. It's a mystery as to why periodical cicadas only emerge every 13 or 17 years, but it's been theorized that it's to avoid syncing up with predator cycles.
Jeepers Creepers anyone?
Fuck 2020.
The locusts in the Middle East are far more worth worrying about then some cicadas.
Better than June bugs
CTVAtlantic Wonder what kind of plague Trump will call it and who will he blame?
I used to catch them when I was little back in my home town in Laguna. Fascinating sound/chorus they make but beware, the noise they produce could hurt your hearing.
2020 may not be the best time to come out cicadas
Why
2020, this is enough now!! Go back to your room!!
CTVAtlantic
-global pandemic -murder hornets -flooding -wildfires So why not a plague? Only7moreMonthsOf2020!
You have got to be kidding me. This is the Apocalypse. It’s happening
There's a great documentary discussing cicadas how they time their emergence so they don't emerge with competing cicadas species. It all relates to prime numbers e.g.: 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29, 31, 37, 41, 43 ...
Can we sign a petition to have them stay longer? Haha
funny yall know what is gonna happen before it happens; is that why gates ans fauci warned about the coof years ago? lucky they make money from the cdcs and vaccines
2ndCareerWriter Outside is canceled
2020 the year from hell MurderingHornets AggressiveRats Covid19 and now the year of the locusts actually the PeriodicCicada GiveMeStrength
rastasack They're harmless. Noisy but harmless.
Yawn
Only because it’s 2020 right? What’s the next plague?😳😳😳
Well its about time lol
Not in my house, they're not
still calling giant asian hornets murder hornets? really?
So, just like every year. Thanks.
They are no harm to humans, but it would be nice if they hatched around the White House. Wonder who POTUS would blame
It’s 2020, why would we expect anything less?
😲
Crap.... what more are we gonna get this year! All bad news!
Justin_Findlay1
Just when you thought this shit year couldn’t get any worse.
i wonder what they taste like?
Locusts. Don't we already have that one? BingoCard
Nice 2020 is off to a great start we hit two of the four horsemen lol first pestalince then famine lol
Oh goodie
I like Jon Secada!
Of course they would pick 2020
Cicada3301
Wut
Are they murder cicadas?
Lol get your stomping shoes on
Great
Peak 2020
I wish they were up in ON. I miss seeing the large cicadas we had out west. I’ve only seen the small guys here.
Year of the Locusts?
Looks like CNN is giving out bonuses ! I “left” you years ago !!
Goodness. This is really not a big deal. Happened in 2015 through Nebraska Kansas Oklahoma and Missouri. It’s amazing. Sit under a tree and try to talk to someone next to you. Wow. So loud.
Cicada Song :)
Bye 2020... I'm done
This is 2020 after all. What’s next? A plague on both your houses! (Romeo and Juliet!) 🤷🏼♀️🤦♀️😷🤯
Good for them
Finally some good news for 2020! This is such an intense and beautiful thing to witness. Especially on LSD.
The chorus season is coming
Of course they will 🖕2020
why the hell not - 2020sucks
Please ensure the climate mongers are aware that this is a natural occurence and is not caused by an increase of chicken farts.
I have reported them to the social distancing police.
End of days. 😏
Another plague plague then....
Coming Soon Cicadas vs Monster Hornets For World Domination Winner Takes All What a time to be alive.
it's just cicadas. y'all act like they are gonna swamp your house and suck your blood dry, chile
have cicadas every year,,, its not just once every 17years... Had them every year when I was living in NY
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