The Incredibly Bizarre Story Of Cicadas & Fungi

[@EvilSandwich]

Its always nice when the KZbin algorithm actually recommends a video worth watching. This was really cool and a pleasant surprise.

[@LearnYourLand]

Thanks for watching!

[@bejare2]

Instead of the tending crap lol

[@fishfire_2999]

You may have looked at psychedelic mushrooms 🍄 recently .

[@EvilSandwich]

@@fishfire_2999 No, but i did look at a couple bug videos lately.

[@1nvd]

This shit was lit. I subbed lol

[@rawbmar1166]

I'm not sure who this guy is but I could listen to him all day. Passionate and enthusiastic, reminds me of one of those very few teachers in life who gave a shit about you.

[@v3le]

He also looks like James Grime from numberphile

[@MrDrProfessorSir962]

Yo I came to say how much I think he’s hot but above all else how his enthusiasm is what has me so in love with him. And you felt it a year before me. Whoa

[@heavensplayer]

@@MrDrProfessorSir962 thx just came

[@Myron90]

I wanted to click away half way through but couldn't. This guys good.

[@itsmegotdamn1779]

Well said my boy well said

[@AB-wf8ek]

"Finding a fungal infected cicada is rewarding for me because..." pops cicada into mouth, trips balls on camera

[@chuksk8592]

Loses his *balls* like the male cicadas

[@tommyyt9179]

Shutup

[@caseydeshazo679]

I laughed so hard when I read this!

[@dudeman7738]

That man was hanging on to it pretty tight he definitely took it home.

[@Pro_Vs_Con]

LM fuckn ao.. Shit have me rolling.. 😂

[@edwardraines6430]

Wow, a fungus that turns cicadas into meth zombies. Nature is insane.

[@gwendolynsinclair]

😂

[@jrtien]

Gay, meth zombies...

[@rickgrimes2764]

And people have the nerve to eat them

[@marcusmcquillan1195]

😑

[@blazing_pyro67]

@@rickgrimes2764 "They're turning the friggin frogs gay!" XD

[@meehow72]

Material like this should have millions of subscribers. Adam, you know your stuff and you talk about it so passionately. It's truly inspiring. ❤

[@bdubb5390]

He's lying though. No fungus. Glue and Styrofoam. Stop hurting these bugs.

[@klm20079]

this brings me back too old KZbin, real education video's... the time where yt was for funny and learning stuff. keep de good work going!

[@Fede_uyz]

Spanish speaker?

[@S0M3THING]

KZbin is still like that...

[@IScreamedWolf]

Lol old youtube was the wild Wild West. Didn’t have anything with this level of production quality

[@boozecruiser]

Old youtube was shitty home movies, unedited lets plays, tutorials, videos of animals and unfunny vlogs. What do you consider "old" lol

[@francis_n]

YT started its life as a dating website where people could upload their video profiles.

[@jnklee]

This video is actually relevant to me as a resident of a "Brood X" region in 2021.

[@xxtinabobina]

Samsies

[@libidinistlyn]

ayyy me too

[@emilynevils733]

Same. In middle TN & they aren’t here yet. Didn’t find a single morel either. Crazy kinda year.

[@zitkalasa7]

Me too

[@harmonyroselane421]

We’re in Northern Maryland, in the countryside, and the sound is ear-splitting. The squirrels and birds follow them as they fly and land on trees. Lunch! The tiny tree frogs eat the dead ones that land in the pond. Ants devour the dead ones to a powder within several hours.

[@doughnutheart9509]

Watching him being a nerd with that big smile is very infectious and i found myself smiling with him as he explained

[@Jarelonli]

Your both killers😱

[@Paskasauruss]

@Piscotty Carribou what are you talking about

[@bradleyrussell1973]

He’s the guy you want to hang with, post-nuclear war.

[@MrHankeee]

Thats that psycho smile 😃 he'll smile the same way as he's stabbing you nonstop

[@Ash-ii4hg]

@@MrHankeee what...

[@lordmoldybutt6361]

I just started landscaping a couple months ago. And it's amazing to be so close to nature like I was when I was a kid. Just the other day I saved a tree frog that was on a magnolia tree we were trimming. Nature is freaking awesome.

[@jocelynkreiser]

Glad you saved the frog 😊 my bf is a landscaper and is always outside! We’re both big nature and animal lovers.

[@randymctavish3728]

Life sucks. I seen a deer give birth and lizard bit it's face off

[@Nono-hk3is]

"...Won't *necessarily* be eating the fungus-infected cicada..." But probably will.

[@dougvogt8058]

I come here for the mushrooms, but I love the enthusiasm and knowledge that you impart on all of your videos. Thanks.

[@NPC3.14]

he is featuring a fungi! :P

[@mattlourer9692]

He has a video on the red headed woodpecker. You should check it out

[@animalogic]

I love this!

[@DaimyoD0]

When no one notices that Danielle Dufault/Dylan Dubeau are a fans of Adam Harritan 😏

[@brettflemmens1784]

Funny seeing you here !!

[@thunderkunt5416]

HEY !

[@jodearwester705]

We love you

[@aaronnekrin5150]

Omggfg love you guys!

[@michaelfoye1135]

The behavioral alterations caused by fungus in a variety of insect species makes me wonder if some human behaviors are not the result of similar exposures in humans?

[@voluntaryismistheanswer]

The mass sugar addiction makes me assume candida took over most people's minds long ago. That's been my theory awhile. The good mushrooms made me start thinking. ;) Perhaps all of this world's fuckery is a war of fungi.

[@kentneumann5209]

VoluntaryismIsTheAnswer - Very interesting theory.

[@michaelfoye1135]

@@kentneumann5209 Technically its an hypothesis.

[@modestxmichelle]

@@voluntaryismistheanswer look up the stoned ape theory

[@laserflexr6321]

@@voluntaryismistheanswer Theres fungus among us! Quick get the diatomaceous earth to desiccate the zombies!

[@jdeluca6181]

My body: It's 7am, you need sleep. KZbin: *Cicadas and fungi (:* Me: alright

[@mydigitalditch]

6:13 am

[@GoodGrimace]

Damn, we all insomniacs here...

[@goodgenes0]

Send help

[@76tattooartist]

Rescue me before I turn into despair

[@morhalperin425]

7:08 lol

[@sv4653]

Crazy I get this recommended 2 years later since the cicada invasion. Western PA was absolutely buzzing with these critters, and boy was it cool to experience!

[@jocelynkreiser]

I’m an Eastern PA-er and we just had our cicada invasion this summer! It was *so* cool 😎

[@Wendy_Blank]

My Cicadas emerged on Wednesday at 10:31 a.m.. I will be honest, they freak me out with their red eyes. I went to prune my Raspberry bushes and Bingo! there he was staring at me - I was able to get my very first picture of a healthy Cicada in full regalia. I often wonder if the legend of fairies was due to Cicadas.(?) Their wings are gorgeous and look like glittering gold when the sunlight hits them just right. In small groups their song is very Harp or Dulcimer like.-- It is something to wonder about on a late Spring evening. :-) Oh, thank you for the primer on Cicada fungus. I really had no idea about this fungus infection specific to Cicadas.

[@michaelfoye1135]

Cicadas and glow flys certainly go a long way to explaining fey mythology.

[@demonlordotrt754]

Where im from thire jokingly called salt shakers lom

[@HercadosP]

never heard a story of a fairy that can't shut up. :)

[@jaimedelgado7529]

where do u live? i dont think we have these where i live but they are easy to miss if they are only about every 17 years

[@Wendy_Blank]

@@jaimedelgado7529 Pennsylvania.

[@wolfmangosan539]

like always your videos are of the very highest quality. no one I've seen is in your class of teaching.two 👍 up.

[@DANKYdans]

Nah 3 thumbs up.

[@thomasgeschke9553]

I had no idea that there was a parasitic fungus that effects cicadas to this extent. Also, love your enthusiasm. Thanks for the knowledge!

[@charly_r7003]

I think there is a parasitic fungus for every single species of insects, and it usually servers to control the population of that species.

[@RaptorJesusHimself]

Look up cordyceps fungus

[@jl2000doramail]

When I was a kid in Hong Kong, you could easily hear the sound of cicadas outside of the classroom or parks during summer time. I love the sound which gives me a piece of Zen. Right now I am living in San Francisco, I wish we could have cicadas here.

[@BrookeMerkin]

You are absolutely the most authentic knowledable friendly fun and helpful sweet youtube content creator

[@thatoneguy6725]

These little guys story has always interested me. The fungi part of it is new to me. This is a very interesting and well done video, great job!

[@LearnYourLand]

Thanks!

[@swizzleproxi4810]

I was thinking the same too.

[@r1ch1o24]

"And although I won't necessarily be eating these Infected cicadas" What do you mean 'necessarily' Sounds like your going to eat them.

[@DJCole34]

Most likely he will be using it as a drug, or harvesting them for this purpose.

[@lapidations]

Not *these* infected cicadas. But he'll eat the other 50 he found off camera

[@RatTaxi]

👀 Mashed Fungus-infected Cicadas on Toast with Fly Larvae on the side. It's what's for dinner.

[@TheDistrict644]

@@DJCole34 lol....I'm thinking the same. Probable for sure, He just didn't want to be the one going full blast with the info.

[@tojesake4564]

Cicadas are actually an ok source of protein and according to my classmates they taste like shrimp. (I'm in the middle of brood x cicadas rn)

[@1fanger888]

I only witnessed a cicada event one time. That was back in the late 70`s. It reminded me of the sound of the Jupiter II in the tv show Lost in Space. An awesome sound, indeed. That, and the smell of honeysuckle, to me, was something that happens in summer that I will never forget.

[@TheBooze13]

This is seriously one of the most fascinating relationships in the world

[@colinvega7618]

Great vid! I live in Maryland right now and I thought that they lost their lower half after breeding because they link together when they do, very interesting!

[@EllieUchiha17]

I’m traumatized from them from when I was in preschool 17 years ago! I work at a school and the elementary schoolers are OBSESSED with them. I just wish. I wasn’t scared but I scream and run away every time I see a shadow 😂

[@dawnmorning]

You have a special way of making disturbing things pleasant. Thanks. Indiana here and no cicadas here.

[@silver-phoenix]

Hearing those Cicadas reminds me of my childhood growing up in Southern Indiana. Thanks for this video. Informative as always.

[@seanaldrich5024]

I hear ya! I live in Jeffersonville so I know what you mean.

[@funny-video-YouTube-channel]

Did he make the extract from this mushroom later on or not ? *For science :-)*

[@TheOriginalDeckBoy]

Judging the amount of Neck Muscles, Veins and strange use of shoulders, I'd say he was high as fuc on filming lol... that said, sensational work guy...

[@asamusicdude]

With a Very very sterile environment and some Petri dishes

[@illustriouschin]

The technology is you eat it.

[@omnio2043]

@Krazy0ManMan Thank you

[@tissuepaper9962]

It's only a very mild stimulant, not worth extracting from infected cicadas, especially considering there's a shrub that produces the same compound.

[@HawthorneHillNaturePreserve]

You never cease to amaze me with you knowledge and passion!

[@johnkennedy8682]

I always have a challenge when it comes to intervening in nature, especially when a parasitic or invasive are involved. I have a large butterfly garden and there is an invasive species, the "European Hornet", a big aggressive wasp. Generally I live and let live, but when I saw this hornet attack and take down a black tiger swallowtail, I went and did some research, and discovered they were invasive and ate many of the critters my garden was planted to cater to. I hate the idea that all my work to build a garden is there to serve as an invasive species smorgasbord. The one weakness the European Hornet has is they are slow, so I can intercept them before they take down a bee or butterfly. Watching your video, I'm not sure I could have released the infected Cicada. Believe me, I have a real moral dilemma with killing anything, even invasive wasps, but I feel humans had a direct effect on bringing them here, humans should be helping limit their negative effects. Thank you for the informative video.

[@sharoncombs58]

John, you sound like I feel about killing even insects, who are simply living their lives as instructed by nature. However, if there is no alternative, I will indeed try to eliminate them. I wish you well, and I understand the moral issues involved.

[@B_4035mn]

Realistically speaking, humanity has been a driving force in the spread of many species to unwanted locations, most of the time said species cause mass losses on nearly every end due to the fact that most environments cannot adapt at the required speeds, so most of the time utter eradication of most invasive species (Some invasive species have been shown to be beneficial mind you that.) is nearly 100% required, most of the time without the possibility of morals on life even being a choice, as even the smallest amount of morals (As in letting said invasive subject live.) would be a massive mistake causing the butterfly effect to immediately take place, take rabbits, lion fish, bunnies, rats, mice, snails, slugs, frogs, toads, and even plants into memory when it comes to recent events, all of those past events have been very traumatic to all parties involved the invasive creatures on the other hand, I'd say not, they were given the rather opposite, an environment so easy for them to live in that they slowly gnaw away at all of its resources, and remove the fundamental building blocks and very image of, often coalescing into a completely different type of environment unidentical to the previous, other than some discernible features, may not anything over produce otherwise all remaining knowledge of each environment will become practically useless, think of your local park per instance and all the basic predator and prey dynamics in it, without the predators the prey will overproduce and make the environment completely arid, and without the prey the predators will starve to death and the loss of resource flow will make the environment also completely arid. But yeah, that is the side-effects of a knowledge based staple species. NOTE : I forgot the word I was going to say when I said "staple" I wanted a word that would basically mean, a species that spreads from the spread of a basic environment type, yet also spreads an environment that is made for itself.

[@hashtag415]

Your enthusiasm rivals that of Steve Irwin.

[@alexanderkboyce]

Especially at 1.25x

[@liliakai]

I was just thinking, Adam is the Steve Irwin of fungi.

[@gianamaenzavarandas4254]

yessss thats what ive been thinking!!!

[@cheremichael367]

Crikey!!! 😂😂😂

[@pillardelaney4726]

@@liliakai 👇👇👇👇👇🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺From Queensland, AUSSIE.....

[@christinederby8305]

I love watching your videos. Adam you are a walking, talking encyclopedia! Thanks

[@wiidlbeetle3857]

I've been collecting insects in Louisiana for years and its actually rare to find a cicada that does NOT have massospora cicadina. Great video, love your channel!

[@jimjimsauce]

wiidl beetle euthanize them hoes and send em to me, I’d enjoy a tasty trippy treat

[@tissuepaper9962]

@@jimjimsauce just grow khat instead, same active ingredient. slightly less legal, much less work.

[@FirstLast-vy6rn]

The algorithm wins again. This guy is super intense and I watched every second of this video.

[@christineklein3246]

Thank you 😊. Learning about the land I live on is easier when I watch and listen to your videos. Your enthusiasm is contagious 🍄. your smile is too.

[@Fallingxleaves]

Cicadas are so fascinating... and cute! I find their sounds quite meditative to listen to on a summer night.

[@panscentralexpresspresents4733]

There is actually an old greek myth about some people who were filled with some spirit and they begun dancing and singing. Well they dance and sung so hard, they forgot to eat or sleep... but when they died.. The spirits let them be cicadas so they can dance and sing with out eating for eternity

[@dtrubow]

Ashley nothing like a fresh snack after the music .. crunchy too.

[@rich1051414]

@Ann Campbell You sound like a chat bot that is pretending to understand context.

[@rich1051414]

@Ann Campbell That escalated quickly... who hurt you o.O... don't take it out on me...

[@Randyo223]

Outstanding job Adam. Very educational and the music was spot on for this subject.

[@TheFarmacySeedsNetwork]

Your videos are always so informative and excellent! Thank you for sharing!

[@LearnYourLand]

Thanks for watching!

[@brandonphillips5169]

It is alcohol is soubutial to those reacts ... so you could extract it that way and don't have to eat the bug...

[@CoffeeD_1]

so..... ahem.... is there a way to ...uhh.... extract those particular chemicals? Asking for a friend

[@nothertreeinbox]

Paul stamets knows

[@jarretjordan3837]

Obviously.

[@garywait3231]

Fascinating!! Love all your videos, but especially this one. Ever since seeing my first cicada emerge from it's shell over 50 years ago I've been interested in these remarkable insects; but was unaware of this fungal infection. At nearly 80 I don't get into the woods very often any more, but enjoy making discoveries vicariously through your posts. Many thanks !!!!

[@rippspeck]

I'm sure you've heard it a lot of times but you are an awesome teacher. It's very noticeable that you enjoy talking about nature.

[@ToneyCrimson]

He was probably screaming "KILL ME!!" damn nature you scary... Reminds me of the Flood.

[@thebabscast5154]

He was methed out

[@lm2193]

he actually still enjoying sex with other male by luring these male to him.

[@bewaretheclaw]

Look at that rat lookin thing! Damn nature, you scary!

[@j.pocket]

Brah-frickin-veau. Tremendous presentation. Your passion for this topic is absolutely inspired and infectious. Thanks for sharing! Cheers!

[@LearnYourLand]

Thanks!

[@Faesharlyn]

Infectious as Massospora Cicadina?

[@NerdyShawn]

I just saw one this morning with the fungus and then KZbin shows me this?! Get outta my head! Good stuff

[@Weiner-Worm]

That's pretty crazy, what a coincidence

[@NerdyShawn]

@@Weiner-Worm yeah was wild. Cynthia and I keep seeing a lot of the fungi cicadas, starting to think my house near the woods and Valley maybe has high fungus going on about this area.

[@ronkhoo]

Great video, love your enthusiasm for sharing discoveries!

[@_MintArcade]

The man's is also spreading spores by shaking the cicada violently… 🤣

[@motto25]

no more so than it would be when its flying around tho. Im sure its ultimately inconsequential on the larger scale of the spores dispersion.

[@Alex-uy7pc]

If it was a salt shaker itd be empty by the end of the vid. Lol

[@brettherold87]

but how do we even know this is a bad thing? for the cicadas yes, but perhaps this fungus is just as important to the eco-system?

[@_MintArcade]

@@brettherold87 everything is important to the ecosystem until it affects human lives 😉

[@eldiantre7346]

Trying to increase the next "crop".

[@ANewHopeIsHere]

I was waiting for him to take tweezers and pull out the fungi. Man I wonder what I looks like coming out and what the inside looks like after. That must be so satisfying to watch.

[@tillkamp3815]

Pretty disgusting , but thought the same 😂

[@justsmallstuff4994]

Same

[@docholliday6]

I've done it, it's like a clumpy moist powder. The Cicada remained oblivious.

[@MrSlanderer]

@Steezeus lol

[@docholliday6]

@Steezeus Didn't have my bowl with me :(

[@Klesh]

That's cool I never knew that about the Cicadas. Cool video thanks man!

[@LavenderLori406]

I LOVE your enthusiasm

[@brendanhod]

Just saw my first fungi-infection periodical cicada yesterday! How did the KZbin algorithm know to recommend this?

[@naturalnashuan]

It's June and the video was produced for June 2019? Perhaps KZbin/Google scans audio content for times of year or day. They probably do.

[@dskgc]

I WISH I could go on a plant and bug walk with you!!! In the meantime, I'm so glad I found your channel! Keep up your excellent work!

[@LearnYourLand]

Thanks Karolyn!

[@MagicPlants]

Cathinone, Psilocin, and Psilocybin all from cicada fungus?? WOW!!

[@emguttergames]

Lemme get a spore print off dat ass!

[@OphiuchiChannel]

And a week later your genitals falls off...

[@MistakenMystery]

@mark p seriously, you can trip off it?

[@rickwaldripsr.5113]

I can’t keep mine lit.

[@MagicPlants]

@@rickwaldripsr.5113 What the hell are you talking about

[@lmuledeer388]

I am continually amazed at the depth of your knowledge and excitement over nature. I am so happy to have found your videos and enjoy learning new things from you. Thanks and keep up the great work 🦗🍄🙂

[@laurabarber6697]

Really wonderful! They should be showing your shows two kids in school! Cicadas are very magical! Thank you

[@kodie4777]

The passion deserves a comment and a sub, this is my 5th ever KZbin comment. Watching you talk about something you find astonishing with such passion breeds hope inside me. I wish more individuals weren’t shameful or scared to share what that have a passion for.

[@mamabrantingtherapist]

As always, I love this! The music for this video is awesome!!! Thank you for your knowledge and for sharing!

[@danielgorzelniak3209]

Lol coalburner lookin face xd

[@mamabrantingtherapist]

@@danielgorzelniak3209 not sure what this means...

[@riverbender9898]

Fascinating...on several levels. Thank You!

[@yetimountaintrading5859]

That is so interesting I never new this awesome info friend great work

[@reecec626]

Adam, your infectious enthusiasm just earned your channel another subscriber x

[@buttersstotch6752]

Is it just me or does he need to be a voice actor for a very enthusiastic hyena?

[@iamimana]

this is very specific 😂

[@cottrellbriank]

I think its just you

[@tracytaylor3836]

His mouth looks like a cartoon

[@halabujioutdoors]

Indeed, it's really fascinating. Never heard of this fungus. Thanks, Adam!

[@kenjohnson5498]

Still haven't made it out in Illinois this year, I am surprised to see them out that far north. I have always wondered what the ones with powder on them was from. I honestly thought it was tree pollen. You learn something new everyday thank you Adam.

[@ChicagoTRS]

The next big hatch of periodical cicadas in Illinois will be 2024. We get the 17-year variety. (of course, we will get the typical annual cicadas this summer)

[@kenjohnson5498]

@@ChicagoTRS I have never seen one this far gone but have seen a powdery mildew on the abdominal area. I am going to be on the hunt for a new fungi in 2024 lol

[@adamowen5982]

I love your energy dude. Your amazing to watch and your knowledge is unreal. Really enjoy watching you =]

[@MeteCanKarahasan]

Where do you think his energy comes from? ;)

[@bobsinger7127]

if you love him so much why dont you marry him?

[@LearnYourLand]

Thanks for watching!

[@Spark-Hole]

@@MeteCanKarahasan He loves what he doing.

[@SpaceCadet4Jesus]

@10:07 "Although I won't be necessarily eating these infected cicadas....." but I will instead be putting them in a bong.

[@johanjimenez1249]

Here in Houston ours are bigger than those and look a bit different.

[@whateman12408]

You should have your own cable show.

[@markmedlinjr]

Someone was just telling me about how fungi is what connects everything in the woods.

[@RS-nc7rh]

Radiolab podcast did a great show about that.

[@Jupiter-mx1mw]

@@RS-nc7rh Excuse me, where do you listen to them? SoundCloud, ivoox?

[@B.McMillan93]

Mycellium?

[@daveh16]

@@B.McMillan93 I just read that the trees communicate through the mycelial network

[@goodguy...badrep.]

Magic School Bus lol

[@madmikey1980]

Fascinating !! Now wash your hands !! lol

[@mowisocram667]

Dizzy cicada :D

[@MrMadnessHero]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@monabale8263]

@LagiNaLangAko23 best.

[@isma8450]

Am I the only one that wished he had removed the fungi Like a scab.. take it off!!!

[@diegomo1413]

That’s not fair to the fungus tho. It caught that cicada fair and square

[@codmpink]

This was by far the most thorough and informative cicada video.

[@theforagingbutcher4178]

I found two infected cicadas within 5 minutes of looking at Hillman State Park. It was wild out there but only in a very small section of the park. Great video as usual brother

[@AppleVsGravity]

Did you eat emm?

[@theforagingbutcher4178]

@@AppleVsGravity Nah, I did collect them and send them off to a couple people that wanted to study and try to grow them. I ate a bunch of nymphs during the last brood. These were all adults, a bit to crunchy my taste 😉

[@AppleVsGravity]

@@theforagingbutcher4178 I heard it's the MOST potent hallucinogenic fungus around.

[@theforagingbutcher4178]

@@AppleVsGravity that's almost certainly incorrect. From what I've read, the psilocybin content is actually relatively low.

[@AppleVsGravity]

@@theforagingbutcher4178 Looks like someone will have to do the 'Cicada Ass Challenge' to find out.

[@GrumpyGrunt]

The Cicada version of jock itch. Interesting.

[@Stuckinpueblo]

This is way worse lol

[@maxinemcclurd1288]

@@Stuckinpueblo So true,at least with "jock itch" the genitals don't fall off...yikes,lol.

[@monabale8263]

more like leprosy...

[@TheLawnCareNut]

"Our pets abdomen and genitals are fallin off!"

[@donaldtarr2332]

Oh, no! You licked a cicada, didn't you? Check your groin! The pets are fine.

[@dumkunt6869]

*Pink Guy's fried noodles starts to play*

[@ajfelling]

I have a terrible phobia of beetles and other such large bugs, so I’ll admit this video was kinda hard to watch, but your enthusiasm and calming presence really helped me. Thanks!

[@binky613]

I lived in brood 10 zone in 2021. I only found 3 with the fungus. The one was literally a head with wings and 6 legs attached. The rest of the body was gone. It was still walking around. I was so obsessed with them. I loved them. I had uploaded the pic on that cicada app. The tree in my yard 2 years later has had huge growth from the pruning. You can still see the scaring.

[@Faireverwillows]

Good morning....happy to see you😍

[@stevenm3141]

Absolutely amazing and I had no idea this happened to these creatures. Thanks for the info.

[@hellosweetheart3350]

Same. And I have a tree full of them every year in a trailer park of all places. Love these guys.

[@robosing225]

What if you ingest this foreign fungus? And no, I'm not curious for hallucinogenic effects. I understand it's not psilocybin. I ask just incase someone is handling one, if more spores are released into the air and either inhaled or ingested. Is there any danger?

[@EvilSandwich]

No danger to humans, since the fungus that infects most insect species get completely curb stomped by the human immune system.

[@EvilSandwich]

@Mathilda At our size, it would likely be no worse than athletes foot or dandruff if it mutated to infect us.

[@awsome869]

Wow so amazing! Thank you so much for all the information you share!

[@donrussell1881]

We call them the "seven year locust" here in Missouri. Nice to have you back kid, since I lost my old phone.

[@xcpryt]

Nobody: KZbin: Hey you bored again? Me: Yeah kinda, whatcha got KZbin: Peep this fam

[@emguttergames]

ad infinitum xvi Thanks KZbin.

[@ThatTharBlaziken]

Don't think I've ever seen somebody flex their neck so much in my life lmao

[@pmdouglas4]

🤣

[@theelephantintheroom7925]

I can’t help but stare at his mouth and how he legit is smiling while he says every word. I’m also half deaf so I’m learning so much with the lip reading 😂😂😂

[@audreyp8958]

When I was waiting for you to reveal the type of fungus I kept thinking cordyceps, cordyceps, cordyceps.... but it wasn't! For those of you who aren't familiar, cordyceps is another fungus that infects insects, from what I have seen mostly ants and caterpillars. Fascinating fungus to look up if you aren't familiar with it! Love this video and all of the wealth of knowledge you share with us Adam.

[@DjDreamcastle]

I'm so happy to be educated on this rare occurrence! Great video, Adam!

[@Marlene5018]

I used to enjoy the “chicharra song” every year in Veracruz when I was a girl. My port was full of nature, and chicharras use to sing over the plum trees, I loved to grab them and let them go, but after urbanization on my teenage age, everything changed. No more trees, or green wild areas killed the song, the nature and the “chicharras” as well...🥺🥺🥺

[@reelworldfisherman4330]

I’m a fan of the buzz😜 lol. Keep em coming Adam. I have learned more from your videos and able to teach myself along with Mushroom hunting groups here in Central Wisconsin. It’s been a solid year here in Wisconsin with my personal best of 278 morels totaling 15.25lbs 3 days .#learnyourland

[@Bellab1x1y1z]

So intelligently evil! The fungi keeps the bug high and delusional so that it will die slowly whilst it is eaten alive 🤯

[@naturalnashuan]

Even worse, arthropods with fungal infections like this are essentially zombies. Check out the book "Parasite Rex." The animals are a vehicle, fuel, and material source. They're basically dead but the corpse nervous system is being controlled to expose others of the species or to get the bug eaten and let the predator spread the fungus.

[@garynew9637]

Modern society

[@Jack0ps]

Funny how the algorithm works. Listening to a podcast talk about this recently and finding it in my recommendations the next day. Impressive. Video is awesome too!

[@urmom7284]

Lol same here, these cicadas have the bungus fungus

[@naturalnashuan]

KZbin is owned by Google, they share your search data and info like that about you with each other.

[@anyascelticcreations]

They really are beautiful little creatures. I didn't get out much this year. So I miss their sound.

[@meepcity48]

The beautiful sound of cicadas is lulling me to sleep

[@immagreenunit8301]

I'm from the south and I love these little guys. I used to catch them and scare my siblings and cousins with them. Always let them go, simpler times in my life.

[@thersten]

You must not have hoards of the like I do. They're soooo loud here.

[@robertglenn936]

Amazing! But, I think I still get more excited when I find Morels...

[@michaelwertzy9808]

How often do you forage for mushrooms, R.G.?

[@shamarwright1133]

Solution, Spread Ginger, Garlic, and Tea tree oil around the area. This will kill fungus! That leads me to another issue.. Tea Tree oil, the natural repellent for fungus is now diminishing- our trees are dying as a result the cicadas are catching this mess! Arrrggggg

[@jinxthewolf1983]

No thanks, lot of work just to keep a few bugs alive. Plus you can harvest the fungi, I know someone who spreads the infection on purpose on ones he catches just to harvest the fungi.

[@JamesChessman]

@@jinxthewolf1983 wow that’s disgusting, apparently the same drug is contained in a certain plant, instead of that disgusting idea

[@jinxthewolf1983]

@@JamesChessman but are those legal like collecting bugs? Think man think, you think he'd do it if he had other options?

[@JamesChessman]

@@jinxthewolf1983 Bro the other comments are mentioning the plant that contains the same drug, idk if it's legal but it's def. vegan, which is what matters to me, except I'm not interested in this drug either way lol.

[@jinxthewolf1983]

@@JamesChessman you've obviously never heard of toad licking if you think it's that weird, he probably doesn't do it anymore cause he's older and can get better stuff, I certainly wouldn't be doing it cause I know how to identify mushrooms lol.

[@mr.zardoz3344]

Your enthusiasm is infectious. And i am in disbelief that you dont have your own Netflix show.

[@richcast66]

Now we're gonna have junkies searching for infected cicadas

[@cybercamp2900]

Ours have a much “greener” look to them here in NC. They have quite a buzz to them lots like yours. I am expecting them in the next year or so. It was early 2000s last time they showed up. Thank you 🙏🏼

[@pennygretch]

Hey...did you just instruct everyone on how to get high on the possible consumption of cicadas?

[@patrickmcleod111]

**I hear you can snort the fungus. The kids call it a "spore-blast", or "sniffing bug butt".** Lol

[@pennygretch]

Hahahahaha.

[@godsbutterflys]

@@patrickmcleod111 😂😂😂😂😂😂👏👏💙👏💙👏💙👏

[@chantalrochon3566]

you are a great teacher! Love your stories and I share your passion!

[@LearnYourLand]

Thank you!

[@axiomapostate6704]

Very informative! writing from 2021. in the middle of the 18 year cicada outburst in Northern VA!

[@carpediem.9]

So interesting :) Nature can be so freaky and cruel yet amazing and fascinating at the same time :)