Sound of a Million Cicadas!!!

[@iiyxnna574]

I thought that was just the sound of summer but nooope😭

[@raelynne5409]

It is honestly lol.

[@kingtarly499]

😂😂😂

[@betweenthepoles]

The 17-year cicadas are the loudest! Those shells also start to smell after a while. Love those buggy red eyes 😁

[@LeopardGeckoTree]

The sound is kind of nostalgic for me bc I used to live in Texas and I’d hear them everyday in the summer evenings

[@joelsero]

They’re in a lot of states.

[@lizethmiramontes4971]

Dude tbat crazy bc I live in TX and I hear THEM EVERYDAY IM SO SCARED TO GO OUT NOW I see them everyday ahh

[@deluxe6705]

XOTWOD

[@lygoozman125]

See, I was just walking outside, and these ones near Houston sound completely different

[@matthew_wagner813]

Not for me lol I live in washington and saw one on my doorstep and thought,"Who is screaming at 7pm?"

[@TrentG23]

I love this sound, especially the howling wind sounding ones

[@CHRISGT34]

Howling wind is a good description, also reminds me of a group of sirens off in the distance.

[@vanmamawannabe6360]

Do they go weee-oooh-weee-oooh? That’s the sound I remember from the Midwest growing up, but can’t seem to find a video here. It’s crazy, but I really miss their song.

[@ricktyman4709]

We share this planet with other creatures. It's their home just as much as it is ours. They may sound annoying, but so are humans

[@travelingspanky6144]

Very true!

[@jennifernelson8201]

human are waaaaay worse at least cicadas do no harm

[@megannogowski7196]

Shut up

[@johnwolf1951]

They are music to the ears compared to those annoying and inconsiderate so-called humans with no or noisy mufflers on their motor vehicles.

[@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823]

I'll say! "Time Enough at Last" (Twilight Zone, 1960) only made me sad for the ending!

[@EbNorth]

I'm 40. I just found out an hr ago that this sound is not power lines, They are insects.

[@TheBrothers759]

What the fuck made you think cicadas were powerlines

[@EbNorth]

@@TheBrothers759 you know. From the discharge of energy that occurs when the electrical field strength on the conductor surface is greater than the 'breakdown strength' (the field intensity necessary to start a flow of electric current) of the air surrounding the conductor. That power line noise, silly man.

[@TheBrothers759]

@@EbNorth thank you for answering man big love to you

[@dod2304]

@@EbNorth I love your answer! However, I think you have super power hearing. I've never heard that noise from a power line.

[@EbNorth]

@@dod2304 Lol. Nah I have normal hearing.

[@beautifulbodybykevii9484]

Growing up in the 70's & 80's in Virginia, I actually miss the sound of these bugs nowadays. Had woods and a cornfield behind the backyard, and their buzz every summer reminded us Mother Nature was still in control. You do have quite a raucous, but imagine a not-too-distant future world where all wildlife is silenced. Only mechanical sounds. Uggh. A warm breeze, red robins, ice cold lemonade and a few cicadas

[@zehlua]

This speaks to me on a spiritual level.

[@1snakemanvrod]

I grew up in Virginia also...king william county and I remember this also...wild!!!

[@FrostFang86]

its going to be like the world of the original Blade Runner; skyscrapers, factories, and gas flames.

[@michaelraum3393]

Same here, grew up in Chesapeake

[@jonathanoxlade4252]

Sadly WiFi is killing birds so and bees amour mechanical technology to make our lifestyle is killing animals aswel vegans don’t understand that he’ll even your phone has ruined families due to miners having to mine for your technology sad world 🌍 we live in but that’s why schools need to teach that life is all about shitting on the poor peaple who can’t have it like peaple in Africa Conga and poor areas yet we are living the future while they make our dreams a reality

[@spiritmatter1553]

Those aren’t dead cicadas under your tree. Just the shedded shells of the cicadas in grub form. They crawl out of the shells and as the air hits them, their wings expand and dry out and they fly off. It’s fascinating to watch them climb out from their shells. I like to help them a little if they need it. Interestingly, the vast majority of them have red eyes, but sometimes you’ll find a blue-eyed cicada.

[@auxywtf]

@Hat Gaming their coming

[@CourtneyLachiver]

Ooohh

[@jkjenkjnjkdnv]

I shoot at those fuckers with my bb gun.

[@drawi.kr8tion856]

Anyone also came here because they hear this in their area?

[@donovanozunasimpson9805]

YEs they will not shut up

[@CHRISGT34]

Sounds like a fleet of EMS vehicles way off in the distance. What a sound. I've never heard it in my life. I've only heard the annual ones most of us hear every summer. I guess it makes sense since they only emerge every 17 years.

[@starshineanimatics4988]

This sounds genuinely relaxing, am I crazy???

[@oooo1110]

I would be if it wasn't so loud

[@raquelle7564]

You are crazy. This is pure torture for me😭

[@starshineanimatics4988]

It sounds relaxing like rain, idk I can listen to a human screaming for like 10 minutes before it annoys me, despite being autistic, outside stimulus is not a problem to me

[@ChromaticFlare]

No, it’s not bad. At first. 2 weeks in and you want to burn the woods down.

[@kaikai9201]

Maybe when its 10 of them.

[@Ben-hf1kz]

Why do people see this sound as annoying? Sure I can see how it is annoying but I see it as peaceful personally.

[@VicereineKillbride]

I agree

[@juanjoselopez9805]

If you can see how it is annoying, then why do you ask why people see this sound as annoying?

[@youngmom4465]

Me too

[@ZomBeeNature]

It only happens once every 17 years. It is phenomenal! But also extremely loud. But 3 weeks every 17 years is certainly easy to put up with!

[@Nikolai_Von_Imhof]

I mean, it is as annoying as listening to your neighbor trying to have sex. It isn't bad the first couple times, but when all 9000+ of them are trying to have sex, and you can hear all of them. It gets annoying.

[@TokyoACR]

This cicada invasion is happening in our area this year. Last time it happened was in 2004! Such a nostalgic sound

[@wrundo161]

Which area?

[@mclovin9151]

Symbolic of change. Each time they come out it seems I just had a hugely transformative experience in my life.

[@wolfboy202]

@@wrundo161 maryland and DC

[@wrundo161]

@@wolfboy202 phew thanks

[@snazzysnekgaming2395]

@@wolfboy202 I was just there for a school trip and we don’t usually get too many in Michigan but I was so confused when I heard so many

[@JustMe3232Me]

I have been trying to record the sound so the people back in Arkansas will believe me. I have been unsuccessful. Thank you for recording this!!

[@ATJHTRAVELS]

Holy mackerel that is alot of cicadas WOW sledgehammered that like button shared this out and a enjoyed watch

[@Gun4rosT]

Lol I SWEAR TO GOD IM DYING RIGHT NOW ... I THOUGHT I WAS GOIN CRAZY LIKE WTF IS THIS BUZZ SOUND FOLLOWING ME EVERY WHERE. I CLOSE MY HOUSE DOOR I NO HEAR. I OPEN AND HEAR IT AGAIN I CLEAN MY EARS SWABB STILL HEAR. WHAT THE HELL 🤣🤣🤣

[@lliannamolina8691]

When I was younger I always thought it was cars 😂

[@wadzila]

Beautiful yard you have

[@raelynne5409]

Getting ready for the brood this year. I’m going to be yelling while trying to talk outside.

[@auxywtf]

Their here lol

[@scottman895]

It didn't sound too bad at first, but it does get annoying after a while. I'm glad we don't have the cicadas up in Michigan. The video was cool nevertheless!

[@LITTLE1994]

This year in 2021, this sound is returning!

[@johanmachado660]

i can agree i live in southern Maryland and i can hear them every afternoon

[@LITTLE1994]

@@johanmachado660 I live in the same state, too, but closer to Baltimore.

[@giggles1219]

@@johanmachado660 I live next door in Delaware....I can hear them across the field, even when I'm indoors. 😒

[@snazzysnekgaming2395]

@@johanmachado660 yeah I just went there and dc and Baltimore that area for a school trip there’s so many it bothered me just for a week I can’t imagine how you are feeling living there. And it was HOT. 90 degrees last week

[@TeAmoDre]

I live in Houston and I’m smoking in my garage with the garage door open and all I can hear are these damn cicadas 😂 it sound like a rain forest

[@mayasujchcha2702]

This scene reminded me of a story I wrote "When the cicadas sing." a nostalgia of the time when I lived in a village. For us their song was a clock to tell us the time of the day because they sang at specific times. I miss them now that I live in the city. Lucky the cicadas are in your place. I have seen videos of people eating them and its so sad. For me its like an orchestra playing. If you listen carefully there is a pattern in their ululation like different tunes playing just like in an orchestra. Anyway they have a very short life span and the song is their mating call so just humor them and let them sing their hearts out. Cheers!

[@travelingspanky6144]

maya sujchcha Thanks for commenting. Very interesting:)

[@lillysa800]

Totally agree Just enjoy the sound of the nature 🥰🥰

[@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823]

Why sad? You and everything around you could eat JUST them, and you'd STILL have plenty

[@taxisteve929]

Next year is going to be heavy in New Jersey. I only remember it getting insane twice in my life although it may have happened more and I am 62. You couldn’t walk without walking on them. They flew into you. The birds didn’t know what to do because they were so fat from eating them and it was like how many filet mignon‘s can I eat! The cat killed the first few that they saw but then, like you said, they had enough. it’s funny because it’s like the biblical locusts. 17 years they spend underground only to come out, grow wings, mate and die. Nature is pretty amazing. When you wonder how does this evolution take place, and how long did it take for the 17 year cycle to develop

[@MetProduct-td4rz]

You’re lucky because cicadas only live for about 5 to 6 weeks

[@CelticBearWoman31]

I have waist length hair. I had completely not thought about about getting hit(!!)--Thanks for the heads up...and the super video.

[@travelingspanky6144]

Thanks for watching!! Glad you enjoyed it.

[@belavarplaniie8933]

Living in THEIR trees. Wonderful sound.

[@LaMostraVia]

I see a lot of comments that say “it’s the sound of summer..” Those people hear maybe 100 of them but try thousands upon thousands trust me you’ll change your mind. The sound is deafening and it hurts your ears.

[@travelingspanky6144]

Your so right!

[@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823]

Put in an order if custom ear plugs now. That's what they're for.

[@th3rat856]

This is the sounds of hell

[@zoezzzarko1117]

This is the SOUND of summer in the northeast

[@NormalGuy985]

It’s gonna be a nightmare for me

[@zoezzzarko1117]

@@NormalGuy985 why?

[@NormalGuy985]

@@zoezzzarko1117 I live in the part where hundreds of cicadas will be appearing all of summer 2021

[@zoezzzarko1117]

@@NormalGuy985 Ahhhhhh ok. Do they do any damage, like locusts do?

[@NormalGuy985]

@@zoezzzarko1117 Nah, just SUPER ANNOYING

[@thejerryjacksonjrcatholiclife]

Growing up in NC...I've always loved to hear these bugs "Sing" That's right, I said SING!!! :)

[@barbbeed4753]

Born on the forth of July, and I have ALWAYS hated fireworks exploding (one of the first points to discuss with creator when the time comes). Right now is the closing moments of my 58th birthday and I am so very tired of the sounds of "independence" day! So I came here to find a sound I love! NATURE! So much more pleasant than the cacophony of modernity-such as beeping back- up trucks, and bonging keys-in, or dinging new-message, or Overhead P.A. buy-this-instructions, or ...

[@firecbass5732]

Thanks for the video..... wish we had these in North Cali

[@tuneadoes]

Love it ! that’s summer sound likes !

[@dylantyt6654]

Grew up in Michigan and Texas. Up north they communicate like one after another. Down south when 1 starts about 100 go off and it sounds like the trees are singing!

[@nikox703]

I flinched at the first one I saw flying.. then he says “one just landed on me” 💀💀💀💀💀

[@yvnglong6647]

Few days ago 1 landed on me and i jumped and it flew away, i didnt even know what insect type it was until i find this video😅🤣

[@brendaanna207]

I love their song! And they’re a great source of food for birds, reptiles, and other wildlife.

[@ambergesa2725]

People eat them, too!

[@ursfan]

So *that's* what I'm hearing outside!! I used to live in the North-West and I have never heard any of these noises, moving south east has really opened my eyes (and ears) to things.

[@maureenseel118]

Same. Originally from Montana and I'd never heard a Cicada or seen a firefly....all changed when I moved to Maryland. I LOVE the sound of Cicadas...maybe I'm alone.

[@ashleeerachel]

@@maureenseel118 They only come out every 17 years. But they’ll be making an appearance this year, so enjoy!! ❤️❤️❤️

[@kirstiesantos9299]

bro i literally just moved to tx and was sitting on our outside swing and suddenly this exact sound came out of nowhere i almost shit my pants running back inside 💀

[@JohnnyHandsometm]

I love the sound of cicadas as it means summer is officially here!

[@TwoCatsAndAMouse]

I remember that we had these one year in my hometown when I was young. Crazy!

[@shlongusinterruptus]

i live in macon georgia, and we usually get those green cicadas every year but this year i've noticed these black cicadas on the ground which i have never seen before. apparently they only emerge every 13 - 17 years. i've never heard of these until i looked it up today.

[@travelingspanky6144]

Enjoy them while they are here

[@NortonChold]

Ahhh the beautiful sounds of summer

[@livelearn9454]

I love that sound, you’re very lucky.

[@elcidcampeador497]

You must have a healthy population of birds there! So much food!

[@childress2931]

I clicked on the video to listen to them, and you won’t stop talking

[@travelingspanky6144]

That’s for trying to listen to them sorry I kept talking lol.

[@UQZ-t7l]

Hello, We are the crew of a show called from South Korea; it’s a TV show with two most famous comedians asking random questions to all types of people in our country. We had a guest entomologis Park Seonjae. We're going to use this video to explain Cicadas. So we want to use this video. Can we use your video? Could you tell me an email that i can contact? :))

[@mclovin9151]

WE DONT OWN THIS EARTH

[@jeffhucle6436]

I think it sounds beautiful. Animals are divinity humans are the fallen angel

[@adrianperono7138]

This is so calming for me

[@AISciFiStories]

I’m 29 and was born and raised in Florida. I thought this was just the sound you’d hear near the swamp or foresty areas. Figured it was a bug or frog or locust or whatever. My coworker here in San Francisco (where I moved) went to college in Tampa. Him having never heard the noises I thought were normal researched it and I’ve never heard of the name cicada until he told me haha 😂. He was like how can you hear this your entire life and never look it up?! It was just so normal! Meanwhile I’m researching why the sun is so bright out here! My goodness! And he has no idea what I’m talking about haha 😂 my entire family moved here and a friend of mine, all from Florida. We all say the exact same thing! The sun is like sheening or a whatever. It’s blinding!

[@MarcoHDOfficial]

this is the sound of HELL

[@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823]

No, that's your fat, annoying loudmouth neighbor...who's always "working in his house," since 2017, but it never gets any better...

[@Chris14_]

Imagine if you can understand cicada, all you would hear is "hey baby how you doing hey baby how you doing"

[@Omahama]

Not annoying. Lawn mowers, weed wackers, and leaf blowers are annoying. :-)

[@yosserhughes5418]

This is the sound of my childhood summers.

[@TheFinav]

I did enjoy the noise. Thank you!

[@LiPo5000]

I have heard this sound many times during my lifespan. I always thought they were Locust. I hunted a lot, and camped in the woods most of the time. Sometimes this sound gets scary when your out deep in the woods, and this is the only sound your hearing.

[@travelingspanky6144]

I can imagine

[@shaynalynn8666]

I love that sound

[@blackdog5186]

You think that's bad? Imagine all the ones getting ready to emerge in 2021

[@MikeMonroe81]

That's the sound of life

[@mugman7714]

I looked in the sky and the trees and I saw none And I am glad because THOES THINGS ARE THE NIGHTMARES OF MY DREAMS!

[@DavidRamirez-fb4rl]

Good funny camera guy

[@danielsavagefreecourse6039]

How do you clean all of this up? Is this considered an infestation or just the unlucky site for a breeding ground? Asking because I've never seen one of these living in California

[@travelingspanky6144]

Studio Geeks They just decay and disappear

[@auxywtf]

Their here in Maryland i found one in my balcony im scared do they bite?

[@travelingspanky6144]

They won’t hurt you. They don’t bite.

[@auxywtf]

@@travelingspanky6144 thank you and ofcourse I subscribed

[@villadelrefugio]

Those black ones with red eyes only emerge every 17 years. That 'eeeeeeeoooh' sound is so spooky and so much different than the ones we have in Texas

[@beatscafe3729]

I forgot what I read but, cicadas stay in an egg for YEARS and they hatch and they only live for like a month???! Correct me if I'm wrong lol

[@travelingspanky6144]

They are called the 17 year cicadas because they stay underground as nymphs in a hard shell developing and feeding off the juice from the roots of trees until emerging as adults.

[@TheRauschVlog]

So glad we didn't get them here this year, or at least not yet. I wouldn't be able to sleep with that. Wow the shells are everywhere. what a mess.

[@AlmaInfinium]

This sounds like a dystopian siren.

[@Xozona]

We have these bugs in New England but our summer infestation is nothing insane like this. It just sounds like a buzzing kind of white noise that fades in and out, and it’s actually kind of hard to find the bugs making the noise.

[@grimr34p]

Pray for us in USA and Canada trillions if them are emerging in a few days

[@jax8298]

@@grimr34p New England is in the USA..

[@katieburgess6322]

That’s terrifying

[@shellmccoy4956]

I'm hearing this now. I was wondering what the noise was

[@donomar1519]

Give me the flame thrower please!

[@ernestavocado5522]

I always wondered what that sound was.

[@jarjarbinx1986]

Sounds Mississippi, Kentucky, and indiana (out in the country) to me

[@melanieseibold6740]

Good heavens! I'm in south Asheville, NC and I just starting hearing them about a week ago. Driving me crazy and cannot sit outside my place.

[@travelingspanky6144]

So glad we don't have them this year. Hope they don't drive you crazy!! Thanks for watching :)

[@ZomBeeNature]

They are only in an area once every 17 years.

[@Signal6000]

Coming again in frw days

[@wolfsavage8662]

sometimes these cicadas sound like some one brushing their teeth

[@aerogirl34]

Wow!!!!!! You got them bad down there. That's pretty crazy.

[@llw8118]

Wow .333 the high pitch noise prophecy?

[@zoedrolick9358]

Welp time to invest in noise canceling headphones

[@ThomasIsRich]

Healing sounds!!!!

[@maryannjesuino9882]

Always thought it was powerlines

[@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823]

Those are annoying, but not so loud. I can hear TVs and computers that are on but no volume, too.

[@thetexaschainsaw9366]

Get ready 2024 for the 13 year brood

[@charlietallman9583]

My backyard right now! I can hear them right now in the house. It's actually painful to go outside. The dog wont even go out.

[@travelingspanky6144]

Yep are cats were the same way.

[@jessicacruz4286]

I love the sound of cicadas!!! ❤️

[@emperorlelouch5696]

I'm scared for this summer. Gonna carry peppermint oil spray on me.

[@GrianyBunch]

There noise is soooo earie!

[@thedemigodfr]

It sounds kinda cool

[@reeddunnagan]

Lyrics: oooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhooooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhh

[@melissajohnson5238]

Snakes love this things...so they head up in the trees..

[@giggles1219]

This is all I hear in my neighborhood. When I was laying in bed this morning I thought it was the sound of someone's car idling. They come around in waves infesting trees. The good part is they die in about 5 or 6 weeks according to what I've read about them. They look like flies on steroids.

[@dampsalt]

Brood X incoming

[@Airline_Pilot]

Somehow sounds more like police siren then cicadas... :D i know the sound of cicadas otherwise... which sounds more like a cirping than a siren...

[@donnaadams7121]

Ugh. Cicadas. We call 'em locusts. Actually, we put pretty many expletives in front of 'locust'. I not only hate them. I'm terrified 😰 of them. True story: I worked third shift at the big mail sorting station in Cincinnati. In 1978-79 we had a massive infestation and I walked out of work the first morning of The Plague and was instantly covered with them. My shriek brought out guards with guns drawn. They wouldn't shoot them, though, Wussie rent-a-cops! They did pick them off me and knocked them off my car for me. And I called in sick that night. They were so deep in the streets that the roads were slick and people were wrecking. Thank goodness we have not another time as bad. They come in cycles. Those were a 17yr crop. Well, hello. I've subscribed and hopefully you won't mind my dropping in from time to time. My name is Donna, live outside Cincinnati in Milford and am an old great grandma that loves to see young families enjoying life and each other. I think Vlogs are so cool. If I 'd had them 50yrs ago, cyber space would be full up 😜

[@travelingspanky6144]

Thank you Donna for checking out my channel!! Cicada/Locusts are horrible if there are millions! I can handle a few but they always bring the whole gang with them!! Lol. Your story about the locust infestation at the mall would have tramatized me lol. You are welcome to stop by anytime!!!! Thanks for subscribing:)

[@florencehilli4651]

Catching cicadas my childhood hobby

[@jameslong7630]

Cicadas are not locusts, not even the same family. Locusts are grass hoppers and will eat everything where cicadas only suck tree sap.

[@unit5263]

Cicadas are different from locusts. Locusts are truly devastating creatures and can actually cause much more mass devastation. Locusts eat a lot of crops and can destroy houses, while cicadas only suck tree sap. Cicadas can be harmful too, but minimal compared to a locust swarm. An invasion from a million cicadas wouldn't be as bad as a smaller locust swarm.

[@ZomBeeNature]

The cicadas you see have no mouths. They cannot do anything but fly, sing, mate, and lay eggs. They live underground as grubs for 17 years eating root sap, but once they emerge they cannot eat anything because they have no mouth. 100% of them die of starvation. Repeat, they have no mouth. They cannot hurt anything, it is impossible. And they are only in an area once every 17 years for three weeks so they can mate. So, stop your hysterics.

[@JimPoltrone]

If this was recorded in 2016, this would be Brood V.

[@sandy8414]

Yup!

[@JayTheLoner]

That would drive me nuts!!

[@Ek559]

Sounds like a horror movie

[@Marty3317]

Grew up with it every summer in Oklahoma. Went to NC and it was so quite not hearing them.. I thought it was just normal. Haha Cicada not locust.

[@travelingspanky6144]

I can’t imagine dealing with these guys every summer!! Lol. Thanks for watching. Hope you subscribe to my channel and come back and visit:)

[@ZomBeeNature]

No, periodic cicadas are only in the eastern part of North America, there are none in Oklahoma. None. There are none in the rest of the world. None. And in the areas of eastern North America that have them, they only emerge once every 13 or 17 years for three weeks and then all die. You might be thinking of annual cicadas that only emerge a few at a time, but a few emerge every year. When Periodical Cicadas emerge, they emerge all at once in the billions in one specific area.

[@kid_lunatix2958]

That is exactly what I’m hearing Jesus

[@KevinEarley]

Yeah. Well, I hear that sound 24x7 thanks to tinnitus. It gets defining when I try to sleep. And can often still be heard in a crowded room.

[@travelingspanky6144]

Kevin Sorry to hear that. I can’t imagine. Hopefully that goes away.

[@ZomBeeNature]

I'm sure you can stand it once every 17 years! You didn't have them this year or last year. You won't have them around again until the year 2033!

[@travelingspanky6144]

Zom Bee Nature Kinda miss the little buggers lol

[@ZomBeeNature]

@@travelingspanky6144 haha! I had actually forgotten exactly what that kind sounds like up close. BEEEEEuuuuu, or maybe BEEEEEoooow. But you are right, after they started dying and then were gone I missed them... I actually tried to find any that were alive but they were gone. Sorry I added so many comments. I guess I miss them more than I realized. 😉 It is GREAT that you recorded them at the time. All of them hanging on the trees, the piles on the ground, and especially the sounds!

[@travelingspanky6144]

Zom Bee Nature Love getting comments so its non problem at all. So crazy how there were so many everywhere you look and then before you know it you can’t find any sign that they were ever there. What part of the world do you live in?

[@ZomBeeNature]

Oh, I'm in the eastern United States. If you post a comment about your cicada video on my video yesterday about Annual Cicada shells on a tree, then you might get more views. And people can see for themselves what it was like! All I had to show was a molted skin, not anything as good as live cicadas and not what you had at all.

[@ZomBeeNature]

I did subscribe but I don't show on lists, just a number, which might be 731, but I have found KZbin is not accurate about that, so who knows?