How cicadas will impact you, your pets and your summer

[@word42069]

it’s all fun and games til you’re driving down the road with the windows down and a cicada flies into the car 😩

[@shinebabyshine.]

A cicada cracked my uncles windshield one time

[@amehta23]

Never understood how people drive with sunroof open

[@jjoliver813]

Ohhhh noooooo I'd die literally!!! I hate those things with a passion!

[@jaidasmith6817]

That's want happened to my mom yesterday, we had no air and she opened the window and one flew in 💀

[@LL-bl8hd]

"Your pets will love them." 1:56 Ah yes my pet meerkats will be so happy...

[@judethaddeus9856]

Thanks for confirming what they said..

[@jane.elliot5782]

My dog finds them delicious

[@Amused_Comfort_Inc]

Beat me to it , I cant stop laughing 😂

[@marksmadhousemetaphysicalm2938]

The sound of summer...😁

[@paysour3]

It is Bittersweet for me now. I think of all the times that I have been alive to witness their cycle and all that has changed in the interim. I think now I should have used their cycle as a marker in my own life. Establishing certain goals and objectives to be accomplished during the cicada interim. Hopefully by the time they come back again I'll be comfortable sitting by the beach turning 80 years old. I think I'll eat one just for luck. LOL

[@richardmaclean4519]

80 the new 60 But seriously Reagan, a B-actor yet more C than B, ruined The Republican Party. A once Democratic Party big shot. Sounds familiar? Conspiracy theories… Have at it. Democrats undermine Republicans royally through history 🤣

[@MB.543]

@@richardmaclean4519 Dude, you're on a video about cicadas.

[@quiethate]

This is gonna be my first time, I’m 20 and this is the first time I’m hearing about an emergence.. are they scary??

[@paysour3]

@@quiethate yeah I was like you it caught me by surprise when I was about 12. I can imagine if someone didn't know they were coming and suddenly these bugs were everywhere now that would be scary. I was in a boy scout Troop that was designed to prepare us for the Army. We used to do survival training every summer and a part of that training was knowing what to eat when you were forced to live off the land. If you were hungry and you ran into these Critters and had some way to roast them mmmmm yummy. They are loud especially in the wilderness. They're pretty clumsy Flyers and expect in some areas to have them run into you flying at full speed. They're pretty good sized bugs and they can catch you off-guard but they're completely harmless. The males are drawn to a sound similar to you popping your fingers. I suggest you use their occasion to set goals for yourself. What do you want to be doing 17 years from now and then 17 years from then. Each time they came I was in a different stage of life. You will almost be 40 the next time they come I will be 81. Wow wish me luck that I should witness them again at 98 years old. If I make it that far I'm going to celebrate by sauteing them in a little butter, garlic, and topped with parmesan cheese mmmmm yummy.😁

[@patriciaathome2719]

@@quiethate Absolutely NOT scary. They are large, but have magnificent, emerald green eyes! They sing a symphony of love! Please, do not be afraid to look at them up close and even touch them. They are a wonder of nature, emerging only once every 17 years. Enjoy them. Don;t fear them. They do not bite. It;s neat to hold one in your hands and feel the best sensation of their wings buzzing as they sing.

[@joekev27]

Man I'm 26 now so the last time this happened I was only 9 lol yet I still have so many memories of last time it happened. I cant wait.

[@missadel20]

same

[@teresalandhamilton8476]

Same!

[@word42069]

Word

[@EpicofEpica]

Same age as you. I use to catch these guys last cycle. Guess what I may be doing again for old times sake?

[@adifsonnamelo3574]

I was 4 🥲

[@LittleMissSunshine721]

I’m terrified of all bugs & I’m trying not to freak out.

[@FiddleYourTiddle666]

SAME

[@selah71]

I'm looking forward to hearing them play their love songs! ❤️

[@kristinesprunger6416]

In the past, the love songs of cicadas have sounded like summer, and given me feelings of nostalgia.

[@amorvfati]

Bump into you?? Was he around during the 2004 invasion? They would stick to you constantly and be in the air constantly! We didn't even want to go to recess at a certain point. We would look out the window and consider our options.

[@auntymarushkafah]

This is should be fun. The 17 year cicada emergence. I've lived through a few of these. I don't know if I'll be eating any, though.

[@judethaddeus9856]

What is fun about it?

[@auntymarushkafah]

What's fun about trolling? That you can do it in your mom's basement without lifting your arm, even though you weigh 375 pounds?

[@Anonymous_________]

@@auntymarushkafah clearly you have some emotional baggage you should unload elsewhere.

[@auntymarushkafah]

​ @asonymous #2, 346, 972: Clearly you need to chomp on my gluteus maximus, trollie boi.

[@tomharrison8232]

Clearly you trolls need to mind your business. Wouldn't you have more fun trolling some political video?

[@ldebrobander]

They make excellent fish bait. They store well in the freezer too.

[@Stiglr]

I was "lucky" (?) enough to be in Ohio for the summer of 2004, and will never forget the cicada summer! The intense singing coming from.... well, everywhere .... created an exotic, wild experience! I felt like I was in some subtropical jungle!!! Shame I'm back on the west coast and likely won't get a chance to experience that again!

[@blobbertmcblob4888]

We had them in this area back in 2015 (I think it was) too. My cats had a blast lol

[@dem6colorz]

I'm in Dayton I'll trade u locations I'm so afraid

[@mahayogadevidasi129]

Go to the Palm Springs area, & you’ll find plenty, in spring/fall.

[@AmySorrellMusic]

Cicadas are cool, noisy but cool, but those cicada killers we have here in Texas freak me out. I give them all the room they need, maybe go inside for a bit. That is one big, scary looking wasp.

[@marlonhouston6685]

The 17 yr Cicadas came out in St. Louis, MO in 2013. Ppl couldn't walk without stepping on one, it was that bad. Dogs were getting sick from eating them. It's like eating candy to them. Keep your pets inside the house, garage or porch, because the vets was full, due to the pets eating the Cicadas and getting sick. Just a warning.

[@Vidchemy]

Good thing my dog passed away over a decade ago. He would have probably gorged himself to death on them

[@mahayogadevidasi129]

Yeah! I suppose it’s they’re a real kick at first, but they get old quick. There’s soo many of them! They congregate on window screens & you can barely get outside without having to associate with them somehow.

[@moremerry57]

Theoretically, good pet owners could monitor the number of cicadas their pets are eating and stop them. Too much to ask, I guess. Like asking them to pick up their pets’ crap.

[@mary9983]

Yay! They are the sound of summer.

[@mjohnson318]

I just moved from Colorado to Ohio and I'm scared shitless! 😱 I have a serious phobia of bugs and let's just say that I'm absolutely terrified of what this is going to be like. 😫

[@missadel20]

They are beautiful harmless summer creatures that stay in the very tops of the highest trees and sing their beautiful song they bother nobody

[@mjohnson318]

@@missadel20 okay, I'll try to not worry so much and give them a chance. These videos that they show just kind of freak me out. Thanks for letting me know. 😊

[@missadel20]

@@mjohnson318 I know it sounds stupid but it really is true they're more afraid of you than you are of them!!!❤❤❤

[@mjohnson318]

@@missadel20 okay good to know. Thanks for calming my nerves. 😁

[@mahayogadevidasi129]

From one bug phobia person to another: it IS a horrifying experience. I’m sorry to be the barer of bad news.

[@JohnDoe-kf7md]

2:10 that lady clearly doesn’t know how to put a dog leash on.

[@robbb416]

😅😂🤣😭

[@JavierFernandez01]

Hahahahahahha

[@ProfilingwithPatBrown]

Free food for my bearded dragon! I am thrilled!

[@jenp2285]

Will they eat them? If so, this is awesome!

[@ProfilingwithPatBrown]

Jen P I normally feed my dragon Dubia roaches which he loves. I am raising a Dubia colony and have lots of babies and juniors but I need as much time as possible to let them get big. Those cicadas will be a great food item for weeks! Bearded dragons supposedly love them, so I will put him on a leash and take him out to dinner (and, of course, Uber some in to him!

[@jenp2285]

@@ProfilingwithPatBrown Cool! My son normally feeds his dragon hornworms, dubias and super worms, on the side of his usual greens, but I didnt know they could eat cicadas! Free food! Yay! Is raising dubias difficult? They can get expensive.

[@ProfilingwithPatBrown]

Jen P My colony is doing surprisingly good! Tons of bugs of all sizes now! I think in another few months, i will never need to buy Dubias again! They are easy to care for and don’t smell. Only, now that I am raising them, I feel guilty when I feed them to the lizard. They are turning into pets for me.

[@ProfilingwithPatBrown]

iThink Competition. Yay!

[@neobliss2120]

I wonder🤔 . How many people will crash their cars when they fly into their windows and how shocked parents are going to be when kids are eating bugs for tic tock ... the “cicada challenge”

[@missadel20]

Oh no, this very post may start the cicada challenge! 😂😂😂😂😂

[@nullied]

People are already frying cicadas up and eating them like popcorn shrimp, my friends have tried them lol

[@yo-yolanda4654]

😨 please no. So glad I'm working from home this year. I'm never going out. This bug expert seems cool tho.

[@johnganshow5536]

We have Cicadas every summer in Arizona, no big deal. More fear mongering by the Mainstream media..

[@alyssae7632]

Yeah I thought he was cool too until he said he’ll definitely eat the cicadas

[@zek280]

Yikes

[@123goofyking]

@@johnganshow5536 And more know-nothings like you thinking you have it all figured out. There's a difference between what's coming (known as a periodical brood) and what you're used to that just happens every year. It's the same as with some (if not all) oak trees. The cicadas wait a long time to emerge and then do so in massive hordes to improve their chance of survival

[@johnganshow5536]

@@123goofyking You must be related to Jim Acosta the delusional liar on CNN...

[@Indigo00eyez]

I love their singing!

[@albireotheredguard1599]

I just love when people from the Big City hear Cicadas they get scared so easily!

[@Oae119]

😂😂

[@albireotheredguard1599]

@@Oae119 👊

[@blaccfeather5803]

Summer scream fest 21, I remember back in 2004 when I use to live behind capitol plaza mall....entire parking lot was filled with had to be millions of dead cicadas, the looked like a swarm of locust at night

[@kicknadeadcat]

I heard them say this a few years ago, I didn’t see or hear anything. But lantern flies were everywhere last year.

[@jjoliver813]

I'm not looking forward for this!!!! I'm terrified of these things!!!! I'm staying inside for 3 weeks and not coming out until there gone! Lol lord help me please! 🥺😰😤

[@shinebabyshine.]

Same lol I don’t know how I’m going to take my dog out

[@lisaryherd4685]

The sound reminds me of summers growing up, but I hate them. They scared me to death!!!

[@Oae119]

Cutie

[@TheoStarlight]

I’ll just be admiring from a distance, inside, where I can see them from my front door. They’re incredibly harmless but I don’t want to go near them.

[@jjoliver813]

@@melissamissy5129 idk what kind you got but over here in Iowa they are everywhere and will land on you or knock into you! Scares me so much I run away like crazy everytime I see them! And almost die when they bump into me!!!!😭😟

[@babalabaloo11111]

I fully understand that they pose literally no harm to me but I’m still gonna be scared of them lol

[@blobbertmcblob4888]

I mean the last time we had cicadas, back in 2015? I believe. My cats didn't eat anything else for the entire time they were out lol. They literally would not eat their food, they were too busy chasing and eating bugs xD

[@barryaiello3127]

Did you listen?, every 17 years

[@riannewest4188]

@@barryaiello3127 every 17 years they come in really big numbers, but in Texas where I live I see cicadas like every 2 years

[@stephenwhinnie8255]

@@barryaiello3127 This is a specific cicada brood. Brood X. However, their are 17 large broods (though you get others.) In 2015 Brood IV hatched so likely cats were eating them. Sadly at least two broods are now extinct.

[@junepearl7993]

I love cicadas! (Not eating them though) The song of summer! But I live in Florida so I won't see the big masses of them.

[@Paelorian]

I'm going to look up some cicada recipes! I've seen green ones that had just molted and emerged soft. Tender, you could say. I probably won't eat any cicadas, but I'm curious about how they taste and how they're prepared!

[@rimc8783]

When I was a kid we would tie string on these a fly them around till a bird would dive in and eat them.

[@idontreallyknowlol7223]

I am terrified for this. I kinda like the sound they make, but I will be going out as little as possible.

[@hepthegreat4005]

So... Pretty much like the last year.

[@idontreallyknowlol7223]

@@hepthegreat4005 nope. ive never had this happen to me before and ive lived in north carolina for my whole life

[@moremerry57]

@@idontreallyknowlol7223, all the more reason to get out and experience it! What is frightening you, sound?!? Because, as all the experts keep saying, they have ZERO interest in humans. The don’t even notice you!

[@idontreallyknowlol7223]

@@moremerry57 they’re huge, they’re super loud, I hate the feeling of bugs bumping into me (they’re bad flyers so they’ll bump into you) so yeah, that’s why I’m so scared

[@ichosecommonsense5295]

" some people can be fearful of cicadas" wtf? Thats like saying ur afraid of a moth. Theyre harmless and theyre cute.

[@Wolfgang8-Y]

They're cute until they smack you in the face. They're surprisingly heavy and easily confused.

[@butternut5385]

I AM afraid of moths. Very. Wish me luck.

[@cageybee7221]

looks like the side of every brick building in the city is going to be covered in nymph shells again...

[@eschwarz1003]

Cicadas are welcome over mosquitos

[@uchibauki2515]

I hope they will come to my backyard they are very welcome 🙏🏼

[@peachezxoxo]

I’m super freaked out.

[@omnigeddon]

This will be a much needed boost for the animal kingdom

[@jeannieluna3009]

You sir ... are spectacular!! You are the educator that every child deserves ... you make learning a joy! Thank you

[@elmoflife506]

Longer exposure to 85 or higher decibels sound can cause hearing loss, the louder the sound the shorter time it will take. especially protect the younger children by reducing the exposure time and keeping the distance. As the professor said "cicadas make between 80-100 decibels".

[@cindyjackson6987]

Very informative. Thanks for sharing.

[@imsooshook3871]

"I will be eating . . ." 🤢🤮I instantly threw up before he got it all out!

[@lantrick]

no you didn't...

[@malikcallen4437]

We see them every year in Jamaica is it only in America they stay underground for so long?

[@cefcat5733]

They are so loud. They appear in other States as well, not just those on the map. Long ago people put their outer shell on their curtains inside over winter to bring good luck.

[@Kingdom_Of_Dreams]

Also called an exoskeleton :)

[@cefcat5733]

@@Kingdom_Of_Dreams Right! Thanks!

[@moremerry57]

*Other broods* and other species of cicadas appear in other states - many every year. But if you were listening carefully, THIS brood, Brood 10, will only emerge this year in the locations noted, and then not again for exactly 17 years. Not all cicadas are 17 year broods. And not all emergencies are as immense as this has been snd is expected to be again this year. My only concern is the effect that 17 years of man’s incredible stupidity: putting herbicides and pesticides on the ground where they’ve been resting for all these years may have killed many.

[@pandabearmadness6263]

I live in San Francisco and I would love to experience this in person, I'm sorta grossed out by bugs but this looks amazing

[@niki1736]

They get on my last nerve!!!!

[@yleetv]

The male abdomen amp chamber really looks like a little speaker. Amazing! I remember laying in bed with the windows open at night listening to the hum of cicadas. Can't wait to experience it again.

[@u.s.militia7682]

My 6 year old son is gonna be amazed.

[@missadel20]

im so excited!!! my dog loves to eat them!!! cant wait to see Brood X!!!❤

[@edyagger8779]

My chickens are waiting in anticipation !!!!

[@ichosecommonsense5295]

My chickens will see them as a bounty of desserts

[@SimiDaGoat]

What is their purpose? What do they do?

[@davebartosh5]

We had a dissapointing (depending on how you feel about them) brood that was supposed to emerge last year. I'm curious to see how things go this time. Wondering if climate change or toxins are affecting their numbers.

[@megnoah9959]

These are the 17 year locusts. Sometimes you get more when the 3-year and the 17-year, or some other period, emerge coincidentally. Construction is a big impact on them. You need to go someplace that hasn't had substantial construction in the past 17 years. And that's hard to find near D.C.

[@xjunkxyrdxdog89]

@@megnoah9959 yep. You need old trees specifically. The larvae (grub?) Attach themselves to tree roots while they mature.

[@moremerry57]

@@megnoah9959 I’m betting big on the constant flooding of toxins from all the ‘cides - herbicides, pesticides, etc. - we dump on our lawns and gardens where they sleep.

[@bigtripp2728]

Love these bugs, the noise brings me nostalgia to when I was a kid always hearing them. We call them rain bugs. When I was a younger my parents used to tell me they make noise because they call the rain lol

[@mrjinkorea]

Here in South Korea, they come out EVERY frickin summer like clockwork. Can't stand em.

[@absolutabelon]

We get these screaming cuties every summer in Palm Springs. My dogs love eating them!

[@mahayogadevidasi129]

They emerge every year in PS?! Damn! It’s a good thing I only lived there one year.. 2013.

[@Nomadistar]

Cool! Looking forward to seeing & hearing them again. One of my favorite insects :D Eat them? Hard pass for me...I'd have to be starving, pretty certain.

[@noelphillip9949]

Saute the cicadas gently until they are golden brown. Place the cicadas on parchment paper and dry roast for 10 minutes at 420 degrees. Allow them to cool.

[@malcolmjack905]

Are they coming out in Canada too?

[@slitheryhalo9046]

We use to it downsouth, its just like a locus to me

[@dontreply8346]

Thank you wapo

[@jhowardfan5]

He recommends not disturbing them but he wants to eat them as well?

[@impressivesarasarabrown466]

I love the sound

[@thereelcatfishkillers]

I fish alot and these things always fly into my face.

[@H00d3dH4ck3r]

This video would be great if the volume wasn't so low.

[@jessicalt4121]

Great, my son’s outdoor graduation party should be a winner.

[@mahayogadevidasi129]

Have it inside instead. 😧

[@natedawg8778]

West coast for Life!

[@stevel3475]

My cat are going to have a blast chasing them around

[@venivicifx4113]

Life gets more biblical every year

[@pearl1357]

Lol. Made me laugh hard 🤣🤣🤣

[@lantrick]

This basically happens every 17 years. so.. there's that. lol

[@daniellemelendez3544]

Yeah but this has been happening every 17 years so it's not something very surprising or new

[@frankiejean9152]

When I was growing up I used to like to play with the skins they shed 😂😂 no joke

[@mahayogadevidasi129]

Gross

[@moremerry57]

My cousin would wear them like broaches! 😉😄

[@chris12321222]

My Venus Fly Trap is going to be very happy

[@Kingdom_Of_Dreams]

We have cicadas here in Arizona too, but I'm glad we're not getting a monsoon of them this summer LOL

[@jenniferhostetter7624]

They are adorable bugs...I love the sound..

[@erikagravino1558]

I love nature

[@mahayogadevidasi129]

Wow. My experience was this: in 2013 I lived in Palm Springs, CA. We had cicadas that summer/fall. I

[@faithbetinis4129]

No one's gonna acknowledge that he so casually said he's going to EAT cicadas, like that's not weird?

[@comfortablynumb9342]

Dead bugs make good fertilizer for the garden.

[@ROZDAB]

Hopefully I can use em for fish bait.

[@lt6873]

I told my daughter and nephews that when they hear them they must yell chichada or they will steal their chocolate milk. They have done this for the last four years. 😁

[@redwhiteblue9866]

Last 4 years? Thought they said 17 year cycles for these. Can they come out every year?

[@lt6873]

@@redwhiteblue9866 supposedly the ones you see this year haven't seen sunlight for 17 years. Next year the same etc. This year doesn't seem to have many in my area as usual. Weather is weird this year

[@lemondropwishes]

This is stupid.

[@hwn8088]

Chocolate 🍫 covered could be a hit 😋.

[@noelphillip9949]

Saute the cicadas gently until they are golden brown. Place the cicadas on parchment paper and dry roast for 10 minutes at 420 degrees. Allow them to cool.

[@missadel20]

agree

[@ldbagwell]

Glad to see is not in Florida is not on the map. But I have experienced them here years ago.

[@GRJ-uz7kf]

Please. What is the projected impact in Florida?

[@Sara-lc7ek]

Does anyone happen to know if you live on the 10th floor of an apt building if they will be joining or eating the little garden I hope to harvest food from? I love the sound of late summer regular cicadas, but I am trying to forget years ago when they were dropping on us. Such an interesting cycle, though.

[@xjunkxyrdxdog89]

If I remember correctly, they don't even actually have mouths. Only the larvae eat, and they eat tree sap from the roots. They may come sing you the song of their people, but they're completely harmless.

[@jerrilyncarnesi3742]

Does garden bug killer get rid of them?

[@TiredCorvid07]

I’m scared to death of bugs and live in Tennessee, I want to move back to Maine 😭

[@jrhunter007]

Ticks have been bad in Maine the last few years. Cicadas are harmless, ticks are not.

[@moremerry57]

Sadly, that’s just an example of human brains being much less superior than we like to pretend. 🙁

[@darkestlight6784]

Lol TN sucks

[@TiredCorvid07]

@@jrhunter007 yeah, but my monke brain is more scared of cicadas for some reason 😂

[@v.britton4445]

Blue jays jumping from bug to bug can hardly take off so stuffed

[@sharonolsen6579]

We have them in Utah.. but they are a species that emerges EVERY YEAR!. Creep me out ! I remember picking cherries with my Dad when I was 11 or 12 .. they were all in the trees.. I HATED IT !!! : [

[@xjunkxyrdxdog89]

The past few broods seemed to be very small compared to the big swarm in the 90s... I live in NY. I wonder if hurricanes like sandy and irine and all the other giant storms drowned them all...

[@moremerry57]

😆😂 More likely they’ve been drowned in herbicides and pesticides for decade after decade. Thank Scott’s and Ortho and Americans’ ceaseless, sheepish need to have a useless fake green lawn. 🤬🤮

[@xjunkxyrdxdog89]

@@moremerry57 chemicals bad.

[@echospaw899]

Awesome! I vaguely remember the last time cicadas made their appearance. There were people who acted like it was gonna be the second coming of Christ. Thanks for the bit of history & some answers.

[@Dogpool]

Lol, finally a video that doesn’t say “eww there gross”. All the stupid news morning shows spend most of the time projecting there foolish fears onto others watching and call people who eat them gross and that everyone thinks there ugly.

[@rjahsir]

you sound ridiculous, people are allowed to have opinions. They're literally insects.

[@Dogpool]

@@rjahsir well, this is kinda what I’m saying. I didn’t want to get my information from a obviously biased source , but just get the facts and then I can have my own opinion. Watching a bunch of news casters saying “eww eww eww , gross bugs” is quite annoying to me and I don’t want to be influenced by these people detracting from the beauty of these magnificent creatures.

[@jennyanimal9046]

I drove thru a never ending swarm when I was a teenager.

[@ln14517]

Any recipe recommendations??

[@noelphillip9949]

Saute the cicadas gently until they are golden brown. Place the cicadas on parchment paper and dry roast for 10 minutes at 420 degrees. Allow them to cool.

[@Amused_Comfort_Inc]

Are we supposed to be afraid of nature sounds? Same people that go crazy listening to crickets as if they're not from this planet

[@brap5829]

thanks for letting us know Waldo.

[@user-wj6kq3xw2g]

Here In Texas they come out every year. Nothing new

[@skehleben7699]

I can't wait!!

[@mahayogadevidasi129]

I lived in Palm Springs in 2013. We had cicadas that summer/fall. They were huge & ugly things. They looked like little monsters. And they chased me around the yard! I found it odd that the man said they posed no threat to humans! They always buzzed around my head. They congregated on the window screens, trying to get inside! It was all too creepy for me. I hope I never have experience life with cicadas ever again! 😲😳

[@moremerry57]

Sadly, you keep posting incredibly negative things. You are completely unaware that you are - as are all humans - a huge monster. You’ve destroyed their homes, you’re everywhere, your noise is *endless*, and you never crawl back into the earth and leave the area peaceful again. How very myopic of you. 🤨

[@robbb416]

I just came here to discover what a cicadea is

[@mindyourbusiness302]

My dog loves them...crunch crunch😝

[@龙源探索]

We would catch them by the hundreds. Then pick out the loudest one of the bunch, tie a string around it head and an instant flying toy. Hours of free entertainment. 🤣👍

[@frmtha602]

Oh they not in Arizona? BET. They not ruining my summer

[@bridgetxrose]

Did he just say he was going to be eating them?

[@agame1065]

The 1988 cicada infestation was craziest