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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIn other news, where are the cicadas? The news was that they were going to
swarm up the east coast in the millions. I've only seen termites swarming so far.
FSogol
(45,491 posts)Expect them by mid June.
loli phabay
(5,580 posts)Windscreen, i had to stop and clean my car. In the shenandoah. Seen lots of cases on the trees but not a lot out and about.
thecrow
(5,519 posts)They were everywhere! Tons of little holes in the ground where they came up. Tons of carcasses!
Tons of little brown exoskeletons on the trees and leaves!
After I hit one off my back and then had two in my hair, I decided to cut it short and leave.
My dog was freaked out by the cicada song they were singing anyway.
Gross!!!
Nay
(12,051 posts)sinkingfeeling
(51,460 posts)There they were, finally, stuck on the undersides of fresh green leaves, on the trunks of trees and on the sides of fence posts in Clove Lakes Park on Staten Island.
After weeks of anticipation, Staten Island has seen some of the first of a brood of cicadas that has matured underground for 17 years, and which will be continuing to emerge in the coming days to begin the last, amorous and clamorous stage of its life cycle.
Buzz Clik
(38,437 posts)thecrow
(5,519 posts)Buzz Clik
(38,437 posts)dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)Cicadas still quiet as of yet. they start getting noisy in July and by August you have to shout to be heard in the yard.
Buzz Clik
(38,437 posts)dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)The few I have seen are cat catches, big and black and quite ded,,did not notice eye color.
spinbaby
(15,090 posts)Different regions of the country have cicadas on different cycles, called broods. The brood that's local to where I live isn't due for three more years.
BlueStreak
(8,377 posts)This is the year for 17-year brood 2, that is concentrated in CT, MD, NC, NJ, NY, PA, VA
http://www.magicicada.org/about/brood_pages/broods.php
The only reason it is in the news is that it is in the region of the media centers. Makes for an easy "the killer cicadas are coming" story without much travel expense.