FfFfFfFF 58,127 Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 Starting this summer across parts of United States, cicadas will emerge from their 17 years underground to engage in a two-week fest of calling, mating, laying eggs and then dying. The insects are expected to swarm out in parts of two US States: Virginia and North Carolina. The last time this brood of cicadas emerged was in 2003 and 2004, though some areas saw the emergence of a different brood in 2013. Periodical cicadas have the longest lifespan of any insects found on earth. They live in soil and feed on roots, coming out once in 13 or 17-year gaps. This year's Brood IX will be coming out of the ground after 17 years to mate. While the lenghty cycle of these insects still remains a mystery, entomologists believe the huge gap could a way to avoid meeting predators. Source: https://www.indiatoday.in/science/story/ground-wapsi-15-lakh-noisy-cicadas-to-emerge-in-us-states-after-17-year-long-wait-1681753-2020-05-25 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAMROD 117,095 Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 I like them, they sounds nice. Nature's ASMR tbh. (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ✧*:･ﾟ ᶠʳᵒⁿᵗ ᵗᵒʷᵃʳᵈ ᵉⁿᵉᵐʸ (*´艸｀*) ♡♡♡ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAMROD 117,095 Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 Found video of the past ones btw. By Sir Attenborough, no less. (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ✧*:･ﾟ ᶠʳᵒⁿᵗ ᵗᵒʷᵃʳᵈ ᵉⁿᵉᵐʸ (*´艸｀*) ♡♡♡ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maleficent 6 Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 ew ew ew ew ew ew ew ew kill it. kill it with fire Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Economy 52,861 Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 They come out only every 17 years Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Economy 52,861 Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 1 minute ago, Maleficent said: ew ew ew ew ew ew ew ew kill it. kill it with fire Me with spiders and centipedes Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Adarsh Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 2 minutes ago, Maleficent said: ew ew ew ew ew ew ew ew kill it. kill it with fire No Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maleficent 6 Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 Just now, Economy said: Me with spiders and centipedes i actually love spiders and let them roam free (i'll just pick it up and put it outside)...but cockroaches and such make me want to peel off my skin Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaLa 19,898 Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 8 minutes ago, RAMROD said: I like them, they sounds nice. Nature's ASMR tbh. Same! I love hearing them in the late summer, such a nostalgic sound Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rifek 51,753 Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 Nature is so fascinating ❗️ IG: thebumblebee__ ❗️ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
calmar 22,768 Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 Thank goodness I'm not in a part of the country where this'll be happening. I've been lucky in avoiding the cicada broods thus far. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pennywise 36,080 Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 15 minutes ago, Maleficent said: i actually love spiders and let them roam free (i'll just pick it up and put it outside)...but cockroaches and such make me want to peel off my skin what do YOU MEAN YOU JUST PICK THEM UP So long ggd, it was nice while it lasted. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Born This Way 1,817 Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 I was in 1st grade 17 years ago I remember them on the playground and during recess we would catch them. Run run with her top down baby she flies Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Economy 52,861 Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 15 minutes ago, Maleficent said: i actually love spiders and let them roam free (i'll just pick it up and put it outside)...but cockroaches and such make me want to peel off my skin I'm worse with centipedes than spiders tho Spiders if they are not overly huge and thick they don't totally terrify me (although I still don't like them) But centipedes literally make me freeze and almost crap my pants I can at least kill most spiders with a mild to moderate degree of anxiety. Centipedes on the otherhand I have to get my parents to kill them (cuz my brothers and sisters won't either) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maleficent 6 Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 1 minute ago, Pennywise said: what do YOU MEAN YOU JUST PICK THEM UP theyre usually harmless, i've never been bitten. i've always found spiders cute (not tarantulas tho, theyre gnarly). I love little furry spiders with their big eyes and stubby little front legs Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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