After 17 years of dormancy, Brood XIV’s Cicadas will return and invade parts of the United States this spring.
Millions of Chicada were expected in Georgia
This year, more than usual is expected in Georgia, where 14 of the 17-year Chicadas appear.
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Cicadas is invading the US as Brood XIV continues to move into dozens of US states.
The second-largest regular CICADA brood, Brood XIV, has begun to appear in the spring, most of the bustling and clicking in western North Carolina, southern Kentucky and parts of Tennessee. Jean Kritsky, a professor at Mount St. Joseph’s University in Cincinnati, told USA Today that sightings are expected to occur in 13 states this year.
Asheville, North Carolina sightings have risen from 140 to 739 since early May, according to Cicada Safari, a group from Kristsky.
Brood XIV appears every 17 years. So they last came when former President George W. Bush took office and the average price of eggs was just $1.99.
Cicada chicks usually know that it’s time to appear when the underground temperature reaches about 64 degrees 8 inches below the surface.
As Chicadas flew around the US, photos of photogenic creatures appeared. Watch the insects as you enjoy your time in the sun.
See Brood XIV’s Cicadas invade the US
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