Southeast US - are you ready for 'Ciceda-geddon'?

[soccerdad72]

I remember the last time these things came out in Ohio - what a (loud) mess!

https://www.yahoo.com/news/invaders-underground-coming-cicada-geddon-135221965.html

 

[TiggerTrigger]

While we get a decent amount each year in our area, our dog will be utterly thrilled if we get a ton this year. They're one of her favorite snacks!

 

[Minsc]

Our family hates them with a passion, but our dog loves them. He sees them as flying chicken nuggets.

 

[Dug720]

There are cicadas almost every year now. It's not that big of a deal.

 

[BrianL]

Yeah, we've always had cicadas. They're not that big of a deal. Their evening humming is the sound of summer.

 

[cabanafrau]

Sounds like a nightmare.

 

[BlueStarryHat]

We get them most years. I know this season's supposed to be a doozy, but I use a Wind Tunnel fan that would drown out an atomic bomb, so I'm not worried.

 

[Dan Murphy]

In our area here also we are supposed to get the annual brood (never recall those from years back), the 13 year brood (never hear of them before) and the 17 year brood. Should make for a long, noisy summer.

 

[easyas123]

There are cicadas almost every year now. It's not that big of a deal.

Yeah I feel like there's a 'big' Cicada deal made every year and it's kinda like crying wolf at this point.

 

[prairie_girl]

This is why I live where the air hurts my face.

 

[summerlyangel]

Pretty sure there's some form of cicadas every single year. Definitely not concerned with these. They're the soundtrack of summer around these parts!

 

[Cannot_Wait_4Disney]

We're due for the largest of broods this year, the great southern 13 year brood makes an appearance. The Northern Illinois 17 year brood also makes an appearance.

 

[RangerPooh]

When we first moved to the south, cicadas were interesting, now they’re just annoying. Every year there seems to be a large collection emerging. It’s just another summer, another night or endless humming/chirping. Nothing to see here…

 

[TiggerTrigger]

Our family hates them with a passion, but our dog loves them. He sees them as flying chicken nuggets.

It sounds like our dogs could be friends…well, as long as they’re enough cicada nuggets to go around. She loves trying to harvest them out of their burrows.

 

[Lynne G]

Hehe, I used to have a dog that would eat them too. Haven’t heard them in the past summers, for a while now. Ours are not ready to come out and sing yet.

 

[BrianL]

Cicadas can even be rather beautiful:


They're not all quite that pretty, but many have a shimmery, iridescent shell after they molt.

 

[motherof5]

I remember the last time these things came out in Ohio - what a (loud) mess!

https://www.yahoo.com/news/invaders-underground-coming-cicada-geddon-135221965.html

Oh gross

 

[Kennywood]

 

[cvjw]

My cat will be pleased. He likes to play with them when they land on the back deck.

 

[VFL]

Uggg. Our dog loves catching them and letting them bounce around in his mouth . Not looking forward to this.