I live right in the middle of the world's largest orgy

[AdamK47]

Cincinnati

We have hit peak orgying with Cicada Brood X.

Taken from my front yard.

 

[brianmanahan]

i feel #blessed to live up by the lake, where cicadas aren't a thing

and yet far enough away from the lake, so midges aren't a thing either

 

[lxskllr]

It's deafening around here. I like seeing them. They're neat critters, and their clumsiness has a certain charm.

 

[Exterous]

Its kinda odd - I have coworkers who don't live that far away who say its crazy noisy. Here? Nothing at all

 

[destrekor]

i feel #blessed to live up by the lake, where cicadas aren't a thing

and yet far enough away from the lake, so midges aren't a thing either

You don't even have the regular annual broods?

NW Ohio seems to be devoid of brood X, but I think we have some other long-term broods that do like 5-7 year intervals? Or something like that. And definitely have the standard annual species that'll come later in summer, and for my experience that's also right by the lake, western shore in this case.

 

[destrekor]

It's deafening around here. I like seeing them. They're neat critters, and their clumsiness has a certain charm.

Hearing them switch to a terrified screeching as they try to avoid being lunch for some bird is something I find amusing lol especially when treated to the doppler effect as one survives long enough to dart this way and that

 

[MrSquished]

There are no cicadas here, but there is definitely lots of sex happening. NYC is open and people wanna meet people after the lockdown. It's a post Covid orgy

 

[Iron Woode]

Its kinda odd - I have coworkers who don't live that far away who say its crazy noisy. Here? Nothing at all

It's the same thing here. We do get cicadas every summer but they peak around mid July. So I guess we will find out if there are high numbers by then.

Summer isn't complete without their loud noise.

 

[DigDog]

we get those guys every year in southern italy, im not sure why they are on such a long period in the US.

 

[lxskllr]

Probably different. We get annual cicadas also. They come out around August every year. These are special bugs that come out on a longer interval.

 

[sdifox]

we get those guys every year in southern italy, im not sure why they are on such a long period in the US.

They are perio cicadas. The normal ones come out every year, these guys all come out together in 13 or 17 year intervals.

Cicadian Rhythms: Why Does the 17-Year Cicada Emerge Like Clockwork? | Accumulating Glitches

The 2013 Swarmageddon is here! After years of their absence, cicadas are overrunning parks, forests and communities all across the central-eastern United States. Periodical cicadas (from the genus Magicicada) are known for their synchronized emergence at 13- and 17-year intervals.

www.nature.com

Periodical cicadas - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

 

[GrumpyMan]

Now you know what it's like to have Tinnitus...

 

[AdamK47]

What's interesting is that nobody truly knows how they are able to wait 17 years and emerge all at once.