4 Invaders from underground are coming in cicada-geddon (apnews.com) posted 27 days ago by DrLeaks2 27 days ago by DrLeaks2 +6 / -2 Invaders from underground are coming in cicada-geddon. It's the biggest bug emergence in centuries Crawling out from underground every 13 or 17 years, the periodical cicadas are nature’s kings of the calendar. 9 comments share 9 comments share save hide report block hide replies
I like cicadas, the noise they produce is interesting. Doesnt bug me anymore than birds tweeting.
Id hate to be a farmer though, they love to eat everything they see.
I do find the 13-17 year cycles interesting. There must be some evolutionary purpose to this. Maybe they avoid the cataclysm by doing this?
Predator prey dynamics. They're probably tuned to emerge at an interval that exceeds the lifespan of their primary predators
Or MAYBE its "the horde of locusts" we've heard about.