Brood X is Here!

[Trogon]

Found a couple 17-year cicadas on my front porch this morning. Temperatures will be into the 80's this weekend so the swarm should really emerge here (Cincinnati, Ohio). These will become a noisy annoyance for the next few weeks.

 

[Red Leg]

For those who have never lived around these mass hatches - it is the most alien sounding thing one can imagine. Nothing like the common cicadas that drone on a summers evening.

 

[WAB]

Agreed, the noise is incredible!

 

[Rubberhead]

I live near a 13 year population that's due out in 2024.