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The Cicadapocalypse is upon us
Posted on 5/9/24 at 9:28 pm
Posted on 5/9/24 at 9:28 pm
Location: North Alabama
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Posted on 5/9/24 at 9:31 pm to alajones
Exactly what we have been hearing in north. Central Alabama for about 8 days now. It is so loud it is mind numbing. However, after about 5 minutes on a walk I hardly notice it. 
Posted on 5/9/24 at 9:59 pm to Yewkindewit
I've always thought they sound like a bush hog idling.
Posted on 5/10/24 at 6:00 am to alajones
6" of rain last week in SWLA has brought nothing but mosquitos. I look forward to the cicadas. As long as they don't bite. 
This post was edited on 5/10/24 at 6:01 am
Posted on 5/10/24 at 6:59 am to alajones
Last night I could hear a few. Followed up by a bullfrog calling the girl frogs.
It was beautiful.
It was beautiful.
Posted on 5/10/24 at 7:22 am to alajones
My neighborhood in Nashville is deafening. We haven't really had much dirt turned in a few decades, and they are out in force. My 3 and 5 years old absolutely love playing with them. I came outside the other day to find the three year old with a couple dozen crawling on her that she had placed on herself.
Posted on 5/10/24 at 9:24 am to alajones
My free ranging chickens can hardly wait. Lol
In the Laffy area and from what I read we won’t see near as much of the non common ones as we were told. At least down here, further north yes.
In the Laffy area and from what I read we won’t see near as much of the non common ones as we were told. At least down here, further north yes.
Posted on 5/10/24 at 9:30 am to Cypressknee
Here in north AL at my place we now clearly have both species in this brood. They look pretty much the same, but have different songs. One is the low drone, the other is higher pitched. The higher pitched ones seem to sleep later and don't get going until around lunch.
Posted on 5/10/24 at 9:38 am to LSURoss
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SWLA
quote:Most of us in La. will not be getting these. We will have to settle for our normal boring annual cicadas.
I look forward to the cicadas.
Posted on 5/10/24 at 10:05 am to alajones
When I first started hearing them a week or so ago here in southern Virginia, I thought that it sounded like a bearing going bad on someone's AC unit that was a few blocks away. But after a few days, it got louder and I finally figured out that it was all the cicadas - It really is amazing!
This post was edited on 5/10/24 at 1:01 pm
Posted on 5/10/24 at 10:06 am to alajones
Been going on here in Columbus, GA for the past 2 weeks. Sounds like someone’s house alarm is going off in the backyard.
Posted on 5/10/24 at 10:21 am to alajones
There is something about cicadas that fires up my inner child. From their cool skeletons to the loud music to the bumbling around to seeing birds feast on them. Just a cool nature feature.
Posted on 5/10/24 at 10:26 am to EagleEye99
I'm not far from Columbus and not seen a one. And I live next to woods that have not been disturbed in years.
Posted on 5/10/24 at 2:28 pm to Xignals
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I'm not far from Columbus and not seen a one. And I live next to woods that have not been disturbed in years.
I can see if you live east/SE of Columbus in the "sandhills". Some of my family land is the same way and quite peaceful for turkey hunting. Not so much in north Columbus.
Posted on 5/10/24 at 5:08 pm to Turnblad85
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Just a cool nature feature.
It really is. I think it helps that they don't bite or mess up anything other than be a very minor annoyance, at worst. It's so cool that something like that spends so long underground, and then they all come out at once and do their thing.
Posted on 5/11/24 at 11:46 am to BottomlandBrew
Watch out for copperheads. Supposedly they love cicadas.
Posted on 5/11/24 at 12:03 pm to Catahoula20LSU
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Watch out for copperheads. Supposedly they love cicadas.
Everything loves cicadas. The possums skunks, and squirrels are going to be so fat they can't even move.
I'm not sure why, but since the cicadas started to emerge the carpenter bees have all but disappeared. Could just be a coincidence.
Posted on 5/11/24 at 12:36 pm to LegendInMyMind
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Everything loves cicadas. The possums skunks, and squirrels are going to be so fat they can't even move.
And turkeys
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