So, in case you didn't know, there are currently billions of cicadas emerging from beneath the ground after 17 years all over the midwest and east coast.
This particular crop of cicadas is known as Brood X, and they're ready to scream their little hearts out and just generally be everywhere. Now, it's important to note that these big ol' bugs are harmless to humans and apparently make a great snack.
So what does it look like when billions of cicadas that have been chillin' underground since 2004 start to emerge? Well...
1. It looks a lot like this:
Cicada watch 2021: All outdoor runs are canceled until further notice
2. Their shells are everywhere:
Cicada content! Check out base of tree. #broodx #cicadas
3. I mean, EVERYWHERE:
People who live in non-infested cicada lands: It can't be that bad. My front yard:
4. Cicadas are in parking lots:
Brood X in Baltimore is like
5. In bushes:
Brood X Art
6. On sidewalks:
My dad sent me this photo from Maryland. Yes, those are all cicadas. Yes, I will not be coming home until they all go back underground.
7. Telephone poles:
Meanwhile in cicada news.
8. Car tires:
And they keep coming and coming #cicadas #cicadas2021 #CicadaBroodX @nbcwashington @dougkammerer #BroodX
9. You name it:
So we moved just in time for Brood X to haunt my wife’s nightmares
10. They're covering chairs:
11. They're terrifying the children:
Fairfax, VA. This is intense. 2yo won’t play outside, he just stands in one spot and yells “I have cicada trouble!!!” 😱 @capitalweather
12. Leaving two feet deep piles of their sheddings:
What does a pile two feet deep of #cicada look like you ask? #CicadaBroodX #CicadaWatch2021
13. You can't walk without crunchin' them:
More #cicadas2021 - can't go for a walk without crunching a bunch of cicada shells.
14. They're leaving totally not-upsetting underground paths:
15. Nope, not upsetting at all:
16. It's wild:
Cicada carcases. Lots of them. #CicadaWatch2021
17. I mean, YEESH!
I miss concerts, but it’s going to be a LOUD summer! #cicadas #CicadaWatch2021 #cicadapocalypse
18. Look at this!
Cicadas are taking over around my house!
19. Unbelievable:
Cicadas are literally piling up in my yard!
20. I have chills:
Yeah... we have a few #cicadas up here in Silver Spring MD. #BroodX
21. No thanks!
@CyrusMMcQueen I need to show photos. Under the trees in MD are layers of cicada corpses 2-3 inches thick. No need to clean up, makes for a good mulch. (Pics are two trees in my Wheaton -Aspen Hill neighborhood just now)
I think I'll just stay inside for the next month or two.