I’m on cicada watch…

Ah, the enchantment of nature's symphony! 🍃✨ With each dig, I draw closer to their awakening. Jason may jest, but to me, it's a wondrous miracle-a double brood, TRILLIONS of cicadas emerging in harmony. The soil, the compost, the earth's dance of life! #CicadaWatch #crunchymom #CicadaSymphony #NatureNurtures #DoubleBroodDelight #shorts

[@The-tv3ht]

The trillions of cicadas is exactly what she needed to evolve from crunchy mom to CRISPY MOM

[@user-id2bv6lh5l]

😂😂😂

[@karmageddon9856]

Crunch Mom Supreme 😂

[@theythemgae9025]

Crispy cicada dinner

[@tarod3]

If she advanced to that level, she would harvest the cicadas for food as they emerge and molt. Like soft shell crab!

[@ellewoodsoffical]

@@karmageddon9856BEST REPLY EVER

[@user-wz8tu9ui1h]

Reasons to hate cicadas: 1. They hate you so they’re is no reason to try to like them 2. They give people migraines 3. You can’t mow or weedeat your lawn without being harassed 4. They literally SCREAM when you touch them (it’s the most disturbing shrieking sound I have heard) 5. They run into your windshield and leave a streak 6. They enjoy latching onto long hair 7. One of their favorite pastimes is chasing people on their own property

[@ThisIsKiki1]

I came into the comments to find out wtf a cicada is and I’m leaving the comments scared of cicadas, the arcane horror creature of the United States

[@JR-zi9vj]

​@@ThisIsKiki1They really are like a monster. Bug that comes back every few years to swarm the country lol

[@anastasiabonnet1629]

​@@ThisIsKiki1 it's those loud beetle, their sound is often used in movies when it's spring, I had one get tangled into my hair when I was 10, loudest thing I've ever heard and my mom had a hard time taking it out between her and mine panic fits and shrieking me and cicada 😅

[@CitrineYT]

​@@ThisIsKiki1 you don't need to be afraid, I've NEVER been chased by a cicadas.

[@user-wz8tu9ui1h]

@@ThisIsKiki1If you don’t live in the woods you probably won’t get chased or bothered by them but they still sound really annoying

[@ethstring]

Ah yes, a textbook crunchy thermometer😂

[@Call_Me_Cedar]

Cicada mating screams can reach 80 to 120 decibels. This can cause permanent hearing loss if you’re outside hearing that too long

[@taylorsmith4128]

“Speak for yourself!” 😆

[@heathers2581]

The cicadas in our tree literally scream louder when cars or people get close.

[@rosepistilli223]

😂 the crazy smile at the end😂😂😂 love this

[@airaines]

They'll miss us this year and I'm bummed. I love listening to them and they're my chickens favorite food. Have fun with your double brood! 😆❤️

[@christinebrito6535]

Why is that? Do they only come out in certain areas? Because I'll be glad if they miss us here too😅😅😅

[@mowgli2071]

They can miss me with that nonsense

[@wlb2j]

I'm so glad we missed them this year, I hear they are bad in Nashville this year. Many years ago when I lived there, there was a huge cicada-geddon!

[@littlerat760]

my chickens love them to! i love watching them chase flying ones lol

[@satanicaries2949]

IM SO EXCITED cicadas are my favorite bug of all time. No one else has shared my love for them before so I’m glad you do Emily!

[@Icalasari]

Not my absolute favourite, but one of my favourites! One of the people in my fantasy setting are even Cicada people :D

[@OverIt822]

Technically they’re not bugs, they’re an insect. I had to double check before I commented, they’re indeed classified if the class of “insecta.” An easy way to remember it is - insects only have 6 legs and can fly. Bugs have a different amount. Technically one can consider a crab a “bug”. Just remember, a creepy creature that’s buzzing around your head is an insect. A creepy thing on the ground and flightless is usually a “bug” aka arachnid/arthropod. Yuck

[@wildeats_and_whimsy]

They're AMAZING!!

[@Idontwantafuckinghandle588]

They are a freak show, but super interesting. I don’t like them, I had an incident when I was a little, but they are still weird, neat and fascinating.

[@Fox_961]

​@@OverIt822 "Bug" can refer an insect, but is often used to refer to any terrestrial arthropod. Some may restrict the term "bug" to insects within the hemiptera (true bug) order, but this happens to be the order cicadas fall under.

[@ThesmartestTem]

I know this is satire, but it really does sound a lot like my husband and I half the time. 😅 He's learned to just go along with my crazy by now.

[@whatthemusicknows]

I love cicadas. I adore them. Cicadas are the daytime soundtrack of the summer, and crickets are the nighttime soundtrack. I love the constant white noise.

[@missyfox21]

She's unhinged 😂😂😂

[@sarahleiter1680]

In the best way!

[@hollyhendershotsmith1679]

😂😂 just a little

[@garyjaycat]

Yeah that's why I love her!

[@nevereverforever0010-uf9su]

she wifey

[@christawarrington3795]

I adore unhinged Emily.

[@CarbonatedCondensation]

What kind of madman is excited for cicadas 😭

[@n.rlanos1093]

I love cicadas, too. I could sit and listen to their cyclic chorus for hours.

[@evientually]

Yeah, I don't mind the sound, I don't like the little pokey legs though, and I'm worried if we have as many as is predicted that the air will smell like bugs. 🤢

[@anneshirley9560]

@@evientuallysame. I love the sound, but I can't stand the little ugly creatures!

[@noahvanderwyst1232]

As someone who USED TO live in rural east Texas on a 10 acre plot of trees, I can say that you will never experience peace again. That cicadas will scream all day and night and you can hear it from inside the house. It isn't a miracle, it's an infestation 😅

[@amberhammer]

Thank you for the positive cicada video, I love them, and I'm excited for the double brood.

[@OLIVER36758]

Wait it's a real thing 😭

[@BadgerBabyBoy]

@@OLIVER36758of course, all her videos are based on true stories

[@Joy21090]

Yes. ​@@OLIVER36758

[@ericawhitfield9289]

@@OLIVER36758totally!

[@vikkiledgard8483]

​@@OLIVER36758 Ikr. It's terrifying 😮😢🤣♥️

[@LissyVee]

I experienced something very crazy in Cape Cod one summer, our friends lived in the woods and they had what we called “The Hollywood House”, it was beautiful and they had an in-ground pool and everything. This was like 2008 I wanna say? It ended up being a swarm of cicadas of literal biblical proportions. We jumped in the pool thinking we’d escape them but as soon as we’d emerge for air, they were flying directly in our faces or whizzing past our ears incessantly. It was honestly a swarm. It felt like some kind of old school Roman torture, they’re huge, ungainly and very, very loud. After that I started looking into the patterns of cicadas because obviously I grew up with them but never to the point that they basically forced you to be inside your home during their mating season. I’m never wanting to experience that again.

[@OLIVER36758]

That sounds like a nightmare

[@Legendary_Doge_Gaming]

Should we get @Site-42 to keep an eye on this anomalous event?

[@AbigailPoirier]

No kidding...on a normal year in FL, the decibel level where I lived felt like physical pressure on my ears. Can't imagine double that! "No cicadas" was one of the plus sides to moving to the western US. Not one of the biggest pluses, of course, but it did make my personal list of "things I won't miss about Florida."

[@MsLinaTina]

It's one miracle of nature that I'm glad I'll be watching from the internet.

[@stephiebella]

Sometimes she scares me lol

[@itsallhungup6748]

It has hit where we live and its been really cool! We take walks out and my kids collect the exoskeletons. The noise is loud, but its cool to think so many are working together to make it.

[@ReallyVeryCrunchy]

The exoskeletons are so cool!

[@itsallhungup6748]

@reallyverycrunchy They are. I also collected them when I was a kid.

[@marshatolbert154]

I like cicadas, but Emily is nuts. Poor Jason 😢

[@vikiwalters8767]

The facial expression in that last frame is absolutely FERAL

[@AdorableAcushla]

I love the sound of cicadas

[@baronvonslambert]

Having personally experienced a dual brood hatch about a decade ago, it's about the furthest thing from a miracle. I had recently moved into a place on the edge of miles of woodlands and wetlands so there were tens of thousands right outside my walls and countless more deeper into the woods. Shut windows, a blaring A/C, and over the ear closed back amplified headphones couldn't keep the noise out. From about 5 o clock until almost 10 you couldn't hear yourself think, and it was maddening. I used to love the shrill of a cicada in the summer evening, but after that year the sound just puts me in a sour mood.

[@fengengao]

"speak for yourself" was so ominous

[@1queenmum]

Oh, my word❣️ The humorous interaction between you two just tickles my heart 😂

[@candycanekennie3302]

One of the most beautiful things I have ever seen was the cicadas emerging in spring 2021. Under a full moon, thousands of pearl white cicadas came out and developed their wings, looking like fairies in the night. Truly amazing

[@cdandbookshelf]

I like cicadas because as soon as they crawl out of their safe cozy ground they have 3 days to live and start screaming in hopes of finding a mate and making babies fast. Theyre resilient and relatable.

[@bar-jean]

Ahhh - at last, Mrs.Crunchy has gone stark-raving mad...😂😂😂😂

[@justine8387]

The manic grin at the end is everything 😂😂😂😂

[@venikav4024]

I love picking the cicada shells? Of the trees and collecting them and or showing them to teachers/classmates cos its funny They so cute tho

[@moonshinershonor202]

🤠🐴 I actually love hearing them, even if its sweltering when they show up.

[@tigrflowr]

This weekend I was out in the middle of no where and it was deafening and echoing off the hills! They were non-stop and it was daytime! Literally sounded like a horror movie!

[@r.e.durbin6217]

I love cicadas and their songs!

[@Xephyr2209]

I'm not crunchy, but I truly love the scream of cicadas! I'm so excited for them to start emerging, if we're lucky, we might end up with their neat little molts on our houses!!

[@alixsotomayor7717]

Her Midsommar-like smile at the end is sending me 😂

[@ImLunaShesZeta]

I love cicadas. they are one of my favorite insects.

[@Susan-il1fv]

Uhh..why? If your not being sarcastic, I'd like to have a reason to appreciate them.😮 (Sincerely)

[@ImLunaShesZeta]

@Susan-il1fv just the cicada as a whole is fascinating to me. I love a lot of bugs. And to be fair, I live in Oregon, where the cicada population is nowhere near as high as somewhere like the southern US.

[@toast1887]

This is actually so cool! This only seems crazy to most other ppl because we mostly just rely on stores to get our food and clothes etc... but to people who grow their own food etc it must be very important.. so cool to see people so in tune with nature, like how we might have used to be. I enjoy this channel ☺️

[@moxxie9707]

Jason: Cicadageddon 😮 Emily: Cicada-gettin 🎉

[@dashaslaughter1655]

Agreed Emily. I LOVE cicadas its the sound of summer. I just wish I still lived in a state that had them.

[@MarySanchez-qk3hp]

When dogs bring them inside the house, they always sound like they’ve got a Golden Snitch in their mouths…. LOL!

[@boilingsoda]

I love cicadas

[@bxnnybby4430]

"You can tell that with your hands?.." and then the crazed look, no response ending 😭😭😭

[@lkbyrne98]

Cicadas are one of my favorite bugs so I’ve been stoked for this season 😂

[@Pandorash8]

I lived in a part of Australia for 10 years where they have a bumper crop of green grocers (large cicadas) every 7 years, which I experienced twice. One of those years was a mega event like you’re discussing. Spending just a few mins outside that summer was literally deafening and coming inside after was like you’ve been at a rock concert. It was cool. I like collecting cicada shells 💚

[@angelikdawson671]

I love how happy she is 🥰

[@zoeyclarks7609]

My cat would be in kitty heaven if we were having a double brood hatch in out area. She devoured the last batch in less then a week. Never heard our neighborhood so quiet during cicada season

[@Icarusa-dk5pr]

"We'll be dead by then, dear." "Speak for yourself!" *VAMPIRE*

[@Icalasari]

I'm with her, cicada cries are music to me!

[@user-gj5ey9bg7p]

The way she acted at the end with the whole "OOOH 63 Degrees! *o* " is what I imagine worms would be like if humans could talk to them

[@mamasrelaxation8612]

I love cicadas so much. It is so fun to watch them hatch. We get them every year,.nit cyclically so they are not overwhelming

[@LucifersSins]

The character gets crazier every episode 😂

[@KDawgwiththebeats]

I personally love the cicada noises.

[@linzalabamaawake5230]

This girl cracks me up

[@phoenixa17earth63]

I love the sound of cicadas in the summer

[@Megan-pt9oe]

Im glad they are finally going back where they came from. Im terrified of them. Must be in my neck of the woods. We had the double brood

[@MulletCreatureOffical]

how the people at school see me when i pick up cicadas off the pavement so they don’t get stepped on

[@gamesglitch5946]

Hehehe I'm quite interested in how it will sound

[@jasonryan3385]

That last half second of her being possessed got me

[@taylorsumner1933]

"We'll be dead by then dear" "Speak for yourself"💀🤣

[@KatMarshmallow]

I honestly WISH I was going to the US this year because of the cicadas!! It’s insane!!

[@AdarableKitten]

Looks like shes going to live for another 221 years

[@ReallyVeryCrunchy]

That's the plan!

[@amber4068]

They say they only come out every x years but in the summer in Georgia, I swear they're ALWAYS chirping

[@annistondrummonds1978]

It’s all fun and games until you find a cicada in your shirt after a 40 minute drive home wondering where a buzzing sound was coming from 🤔

[@cloverdale8705]

I've already started hearing and seeing them

[@howlingcommandose]

I love the face of one insanely in love with a concept.

[@CreepyKiller0202]

I got a flamethrower and a porch

[@ThemommaBear195]

My compost pile has yearned for! 😂😂😂

[@chelseabarker2250]

I'm excited for them too! I love the shells they leave behind. I also have fond memories of watching my best friend growing up (named Emily, who ironically VERY much reminds me of this Emily) load a dozen cicadas into her mouth in order to make a comedic horror scene of them slowly crawling out and flying off. 😂❤

[@mollypicklesimer5906]

That fond memory would traumatize me lol

[@leadandelion5127]

Got it, Emily = feral. 😂 It's clear early warning system, like yellow and black stripes.

[@chelseabarker2250]

@@leadandelion5127 lolol! She is the sweetest person so that's what makes that memory extra funny. Our preachers wife saw her do it once and flipped out 😂😂😂

[@Felivii]

Lmao the look in her eyes! 😂

[@boyinblue.]

Me who uses a sleep sound that Includes cicadas because I grew up with them and they don't bother me.

[@lalabell666]

I love cicadas. Lil chaos bugs!

[@pumpkinlatte6049]

The equivalent of asian moms checking fevers and oil heat

[@kameyahselig4085]

I’m not ready for the cicadas

[@mothmanthegendergoblin8749]

i heard that it was three breeds this year. i am so absolutely ecastatic for this occassion in which there will be so much noise. gonna be in my grinch era

[@DomesticKrys]

So exciting!! I found a few larvae when I was prepping my garden!

[@jasmingovers4403]

She's one with nature 😂

[@PrincePudgy3]

Omg this reminds me of camping last summer. We were all chilling out around the campfire at 10-11 pm. Prior to the chilling, a cicada dive bombed into the fire and died. When we’re all relaxed this other one attacked my aunt, Must’ve thought she killed the other one on purpose! It then attacked and terrorized us until we went into our tents, it even bit my aunt! Thing was crazy!!

[@mollypicklesimer5906]

I love the sound too ❤

[@sammieh9695]

I'm so excited! I got myself a cicada necklace to commemorate

[@sleepydaimyo7383]

I'm with her but only because I love the sound of them. Glad they aerate the soil though!

[@BigGCreates]

The cicadas have been out for several days at my parents in NC. I went up last Friday and heard them. It was so cool! They were everywhere!

[@raraavis7782]

I can't decide, if I'm sad or relieved that I'll probably never going to witness this 😆

[@LauraBrumback]

It's going to sound like every 90s anime

[@ourhome505]

I'm actually pretty excited, too.

[@ilovepinkroses5167]

my outdoor cat used to eat the occasional cicada, i truly believe it was because they were too loud.

[@da_yanti.f.6363]

"speak to yourself babe" 😂

[@neilmckimm5077]

actually disconcerting how i knew this was going to be about cicadas the moment emily mentioned the temperature 😅

[@MarySanchez-qk3hp]

Thinking about all the nice, cleanly laundered bedspreads that cats are going to be puking up those masticated cicadas onto. ;)

[@TheIndigoLion]

Oh my gosh, the cicadas were so bad this year! 😭 I already don't do bugs. I dropped my mom off at work one morning and came back home to find them surrounding our front door. They were all up the stairs too (we live in a second-floor apartment). I called my mom as if she could do something from work and literally cried. 😂 (I was six months pregnant and very hormonal.) I could hear her coworkers laughing at me but also trying to reassure me that it's fine and to just run past them. I stayed stuck outside for 20 minutes. 😂

[@nathan-nate-roe03]

I need a part 2 to this

[@InvadrFae]

I love cicadas so much, I'm so sad they aren't going to emerge in my area

[@CollinRezac]

"Oooh 63 degrees!" "Oh wait no thay cow poop"

[@Perceptionreflection]

This is very much my husband, he adores cicadas

[@wilfredjurassicyes]

I love them. I.... love....them....

[@secretkeeper6054]

We already have thousands in the trees around our house XD the chickens and ducklings are loving them, but it is extremely loud

[@user-ll4mr7xi6l]

Damn I'm jealous! I love the sound!

[@danidesip2432]

Come to Las Vegas, those things are NOISY!!!

[@jaydenbrewer2381]

Eeeee, I'm so excited!

[@MamaWheelz]

Ok, I am crunchy mom on this one because I adore cicadas and I've been excitedly awaiting this brood for years ❤