What to know about the trillions of cicadas surfacing this spring 

That first cicada looked like he was driving a stick shift.

Any bug 🐜 that doesn’t bite or sting is ok in my book.

Send in the Duck Army!

I'm excited for it honestly. The last time this happened I was a kid, I did SO MUCH FISHING. I'm excited for all ghe free live bait.

Is this the bug that leaves its shell on trees in West Covina?

I used to collect their shells when I was a kid.

Love their songs❤

they are noisy af

You call tell that guy loves his job

I've been conditioned by anime to think about cicadas as a nostalgic herald of summer, when I hear them it's like relaxing white noise lol

In Louisiana, we are getting 3 varieties at the same time. First time in over 100 years.

So basically noisy sprinklers

*Cicada noise Ahh summer..

I like the cicada expert, seems like a homie

Reminds me of growing up out in the country.. nostalgia sounds.

I dont mind hearing them singing i find it rather relaxing 😌

They're here every year where I live and we are mostly surrounded by woods. I don't dislike them at all, it's really nice to have a cool night with a slight breeze and just listen to them. I'm sure if you weren't raised around them they could be annoying, but I am far more annoyed by the idiots revving their trucks xD

I have some actually nice memories of seceda invasions. We had one in Vegas when I was seven or eight. We hunted them and played with them. They're really cool bugs. The shells they leave behind are kind of creepy, but still cool. That one summer was probably one of the happiest and safest that I ever had growing up, so I'm sure that's part of my pleasant feelings toward them, but I don't care why. I can't wait to see them again.

Math mixes with biology and every time it is awesome! We got Prime numbers show up for for cicadas and trees like acorns and apples usually Goldern ratio is in thousands of plants, and the spiral of the shells of dozens or hundreds of species of snail And so much more

*I was obsessed with helping cicadas as a child growing up on my family's ranch!* To this day I LuV them! I can STILL easily handle them in their winged form 💜 in Texas they REALLY start coming out of the ground in August 💜

Ngl, i'd be absolutely hyped to go collect cicada skins. These are like one of the few bugs that don't terrify me.

I love cicadas I love hearing them when I’m out on my walks it gives me a sense of peace

I love Cicadas personally, I always find the sound relaxing. It reminds me of childhood and running around barefoot in the summer looking for them

I love the noises of cicadas, got to be like one of my top three most nostalgic sounds

When they first come out, you're screaming "SHUT UP I'M TRYING TO SLEEP!!!!" When they all die, you can't sleep again because it became the BEST white noise.

I love cicadas!!! They're so silly and so pretty!!!

Last time this happened, I remember it felt like a horror movie. Outside was just...vibrating. The noise would get deeper sometimes, it was creepy. And there were so many of them all over the walls and sidewalks!!! My outdoor cats had fun catching and eating them for a day...and then got sick and refused to eat any more. I was so glad when it was over, sweeping dead cicaidas and their shells off of my porch was a NIGHTMARE.

I'm going to do the same thing I did the last time they all came out, back in 2011 or 2012 or whenever that was. I'm going to spend an entire summer locked inside my house.

I remember as a kid I used to think that noise they made was electricity from The power lines and wires. 😂🤦‍♂️ I found out when I was around 10 that it was a bug 😂

Can’t compare native Cicada broods to invasive Spotted Lantern Flies at all.

ive played with them for 42 years, every year i find them.

Welcome too tinnitus armageddon. 😅

I never understood getting super excited for cicadas. In Texas we have them every summer. They are known as “dog day cicadas” because they come out for the hot tests portion of summer. I love their songs though. It is the true sign summer has arrived in Texas.

We already had it in Australia. December-February was LOUD

My old bestie and I used to collect their exoskeletons when we were little

Insect equivalent of a fire suppression system

Coming to a state near you!

Cicadas sing the official song of summer!

Was in VA in 2004 for the last one. One of the coolest, most amazing natural events I have ever witnessed.

Fun fact if you pinch a cicada by its wings and throw it like a dart it will fly in a straight line and latch on to whatever it hits be sure to use this against any of your friends that are terrified of cicadas

I'm just staying indoors from January to December then. 😂

I love cicadas. They're the loudest animal in the kingdom to my knowledge.

The answer is peeing in the wind... 😁

I remember when 3 broods came out at once. It was horrible.

I was in Virginia last time this happened and one of my friends grabbed one out of the air and ate it! We also ran around with tennis rackets and smashed a bunch. We were like 12

I gotta start investing in chicken farms

Better than stink bugs ANYDAY!!

Here in Las Vegas, they come out every summer. i didnt know until last year that in other places they only come out occasionally.

This was a lot of fun to watch- I had no idea you had a shorts channel. Keep up the great work!

Sleep for 7 years Scream for 6 weeks Doesn't elaborate Goes back to sleep... What did they mean by this?

Tennessee here...we love these guys

So there are numerous species of cicada, im not a super nerd on them but if i understand them correctly there are about 4 main species, ones that bloom yearly, bi yearly, every ten years and every 17 years, there are more, and the life cycle is fascinating, but once they come out of the ground they are the loudest things around, i had the misfortune to be present during a double bloom, and it was horrible, my ears actually hurt, Anecdotally a “bloom” is the part of the life cycle where the cicadas emerge from the ground. So when two or more species bloom at the same time…….well flamethrowers work wonders lol

I’m so excited. The fishing is about to be insane!

My cat loves chasing cicadas... too bad he can't catch one. 😂

I remember when I lived in Chicago and was like 7 years old cicada season and having to walk over thousands of dead cicadas and hear their crunch and gut explosions

I’m 38 years old and those have been in Louisiana my whole life haha😂 they aren’t “coming” to the US they have been here

They're edible.

"... Some prime number of years.." that's an Indian right there.

Love summer cicadas in Ga

correction, latern flies are worse

Anything that's not native is gonna change the land for bad... We can ask our Australian friends...

I found one molting once. It's body coming out of the shell was a beautiful pale green.

He wouldn't drink a glass of cicada "just water".

I think the noise is cool! I'm looking forward to it again. It makes me feel like I'm in another time and place!!! 😍💖

Fun fact: Illinois is in the Midwest.

Yes, but the mist in 98 degrees cooled me down to a whopping 81, and I was in heaven.

Nincada, Ninjask, and Shedinja

And they bite many people have been bitten i I'm one that got bitten and they carry a disease my feet and arms we're sore after that bite I'm better now since taking antibiotics.

As a Georgian. I bought a NOT a Flamethrower just for this. Finally my destiny has come

Very interesting that he said some prime number years. 13 and 17 are both prime. He must be a mathematician.

Theyre so cute. Finding them when theyre that luna moth green color is so magical.

They say it's the craziest cicada year every year. I'm over the dramatization

I wonder how many cicadas are trapped under cement from construction

I like this professor. And I LOVE cicadas

I remember when I was in 4th grade and they came to Chicago. People ate them too

We shall see if this is all they do because bugs in great number can cause havoc and even loss of life.

Cicadas are harmless and chill. I love the noise they make.

ᴛʜᴀᴛ's ᴡʜʏ ɪ ғᴇʟᴛ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ ɪɴ ᴍʏ ғᴀᴄᴇ ᴡʜᴇɴ ɪ sᴀᴡ ᴀ ᴄɪᴄᴀᴅᴀ ғʟᴇᴡ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ᴍʏ ʜᴇᴀᴅ.... 👀

They are going to R.Kelly the whole country 😂😂😂

We have both species in Missouri! And I'm taking a shower tonight!!

Aren't lantern flies invasive and harmful?

Get chickens and ducks to eat these natural feed

And there not coming they are here and hatching

You know it's summer in the south when the trees start screaming XD

🐦LoveLoveLoveFindingTheirEmptyBodiesClingingToTreeTrunks_SoCool_ThankYou_JESUS_🇺🇸🇮🇱✝️

THEY,RE DELICIOUS!!!!!!!!😊😊😊

I have 2 as a pet a male and female and they’re happy lol

They make great fish bait

We get them every year. Just different batches.

The R. Kelly of bugs 😏

I see a lot of cicadas now

I'm stoked. Fishing this year is going to be epic.

R. Kelly of bugs

I have lived here all my life and the Cicadas make noises every night in the Summer. I live in the Smoky Mountains, and I have not heard one Cicada this year. WHERE ARE THEY??? WHEN Are THEY COMING????

I wish the cicadas in Texas would hibernate for 17 years. Every year, the whole summer, ALL DAY. BUZZZZ buzz BUZZZZ buzz BUZZZZ buzz. It's maddening just to think about it.

Cicadas are amazing creatures. Sending love and peaceful vibrations from the creeks and woodland of Missouri.

I live in the Chicago area and vividly remember the last cicada emergence. Ew. Dead, crunchy, grasshopper looking bugs with orange eyes.....everywhere. Blech

Why prime numbers, though? I heard it's a survival strategy. But I don't exactly know why prime numbers makes the difference.

Not one person concerned about Revelations prophesy about locusts on here ...oh i just googled and it was debunked...they only 'resemble' locusts. Well I guess the bible is WAY off then (add your bible/christ disbelief arguments here!) Clown-world

Not hundreds but millions of them. I took a 20 mile drive, 2 days ago here in GA, and for 95% of the 20 mile drive both ways Cicadas were so loud I could hear them while going 65 mph with the AC on and windows up. Infact I hear them now as I'm typing this. They should like a huge humidifier or something is in the woods.