a3quit4s | 4,127 Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 There are cicadas alive and dead and cicada shells all over the place in my town Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulpa | 3,537 Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 How noisy is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat-Doug | 5,105 Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 On 3/22/2021 at 12:33 PM, FireHazard51 said: Who's ready for the 17 year swarm of cicadas this year? Cincinnati is going to get hit with the brood X this year. I vaguely remember them from 17 years ago. Anyone else remember them or have little ones who will experience them for the first time? Don't forget get buy your commemorative t-shirt for the event.... Reveal hidden contents They were awful in 1987. I remember my mom leaving her car windows down one night because it was hot and the next morning her car was full of dead cicadas. It was crazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireHazard51 | 2,053 Social Team · Posted May 27, 2021 Author Share Posted May 27, 2021 21 hours ago, Tulpa said: How noisy is it? Honestly it's not bad where I'm at in Cincinnati. I feel like this was way over hyped so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galacticlint | 42 Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 (edited) Some of the cicadas are gonna be doped up. There's an interesting parasitic fungus that infects them and releases psilocybin and the amphetamine cathinone into their system. "Infected cicadas behave strangely. Despite their horrific injuries, males become hyperactive and hypersexual. They frenetically try to mate with anything they can find, including with other males." https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/07/massospora-parasite-drugs-its-hosts/566324/ Edited May 28, 2021 by galacticlint Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a3quit4s | 4,127 Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 (edited) On 5/26/2021 at 7:42 PM, Tulpa said: How noisy is it? Ive been able to hear them for the last few days if not a week. The first day I heard it I was walking around the neighborhood trying to figure out what the hell the noise was. It's like a belt on someones engine squealing but like off in the distance. Edited May 28, 2021 by a3quit4s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RegularGuyGamer | 2,018 Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 On 3/22/2021 at 2:36 PM, arch_8ngel said: Well, I don't live there anymore But that said -- I don't see ANY of the broods listed for my current area in coastal VA -- and we definitely get cicadas here, as well. I'll have to ask my local entomologist friend about it -- though they specialize in ticks. It seems like we get some here every year as well in south central PA. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireHazard51 | 2,053 Social Team · Posted May 31, 2021 Author Share Posted May 31, 2021 Here is a clip of what it sounds like in my back yard in Cincinnati, https://photos.app.goo.gl/N17EeXa9x91gwfka8 Puppy free puppy treats... https://photos.app.goo.gl/PSAzjKJLYCmivnLY7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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