br_e_co's Journal, 23 May 21

I Will have nightmares tonight 🥴 

Ha pcrav, for sure. Piles of dead insects is the stuff of nightmares 😂😱👻 

I just imagined those tv shows where you have to have them on you. 😂 

Ah yeah like Fear Factor type of show. Yeah that would not be pleasant.  

wow in Alabama they have not come out yet I used to search for them in Texas they would make me so crazy then when I found them they were so scary I would back away 

ugh, I went through two of these. did not enjoy. stay sane. 

also, noise reducing headphones do help. 

🤢 I hate insects so much! Your beautiful outdoor area covered in bugs. :(  

Ridemariel, does brood X reach down into texas or Alabama? You’ve been warm enough foe then to come out I’d think. Be happy this 17 year cicada isn’t seen yet in Alabama. And Kat, agree, noise cancelling head phones worth it the next 6 weeks. DP, it’s not too bad, really, just keep leaf blower ready. 😁 

Thx for sharing breco! I can almost hear the deafening roar now. BTW, are cicadas monogamous? 🤔🤣 

Is this a common thing in US? 😱😱😱 I find it funny reading your comments and seeing as a normal thing . I guess it is 🤣🤣🤣 

Ha, SK! Since their only goal in their 4-6 weeks of life above ground that remains is to have sex and lay eggs - they can’t be choosy. Not sure if it’s a single mating session then die or find as many mates as possible then die. 👍😂 

So far Alabama they are not here but they will be on for sure Just reading an article how foodies love to eat 😀we get love bugs so disgusting  

Hey prcrav - cicadas, in genera are common. But this is the year for the 17 year (Brood X) cicadas where billions emerge here in the Midwest to the Atlantic (DC, Virginia) - so it’s unique - an event.  

Skin crawling 😱😱😱😱 

Breco, I wish I could post my pic on here in response to yours. Since I can't...come check it out on my page. We can hear the roar off in the distance but so far I've only encountered them one at a time. I have seen some on our walk on the road dead. Yesterday, I swear one flew by me in our yard. And one solitary live one on our walk was chirping away. In groups they're kinda creepy.😬 

Hey Sherry, will check it out. Their buzzing is slowly becoming constant and w each day passing the skies look like it’s become more and more full of these guys.  

Oh my word! 😵😵😵😵😵 

Cicada-geddon, wifey.  

Br_e_co, thank you so much for the picture! I find it fascinating!! Every 17 years, how random, how FREAKY! Plus, they are scary looking! If one were to land on me I would take off like a race horse and be screaming as if in a nightmare hoping to wake up, yet realizing I had never even fallen asleep.😳☹️ Have a Wonderful Sunday!👍