With a face only a mother could love … of course the face comes off with the rest of their body, leaving those ugly “shells” hooked on rosebushes – ugh. We haven’t got any and I’m not sure we will be part of the surge. You did a great job with this photo Linda.
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They’re coming…
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They’re already here – in droves.
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The last giant brood in the DC area killed entire trees and was louder than a 747 (my sister broke out the noise monitor).
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Yikes. Fortunately, these aren’t overly loud. It’s more of a low-level, continuous background noise.
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I stand corrected. The correct name for a group of cicadas is a “brood.”
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That seems more accurate, although I feel like a swarm would have better alliteration?
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What is that? I’m a little scared… 🫣
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It’s a “periodical cicada.” They are currently singing the song of their people all through the woods right now.
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Huh. We get cicadas, but usually in the middle of summer. Lucky you.
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It is certainly a colorful little fellow…or fellowette. One year here they were so loud it was downright annoying in a rhythmic kind of way!
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These don’t have that rhythmic ebb and flow of sound. It’s more like a constant low-level drone.
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They haven’t emerged here yet, but I believe it could happen any day now.
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With a face only a mother could love … of course the face comes off with the rest of their body, leaving those ugly “shells” hooked on rosebushes – ugh. We haven’t got any and I’m not sure we will be part of the surge. You did a great job with this photo Linda.
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My hubby gets all the credit for this photo. The cicada hitched a ride on his tractor for a while.
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Well your hubby got that cicada in all its glory. 🙂
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