Once every 17 years, millions of cicadas come out of the ground in the eastern part of the United States. They mate, lay their eggs, and die in a matter of weeks. This phenomenon happens nowhere else in the entire world. The entire process begins in late spring when the weather warms up and it lasts 4-6 weeks. The female cicadas lay their eggs and then the babies burrow into the ground and feed off of tree roots for the next 17 years until they do it all again. Because I happened to be working out in Washington, D.C. this spring, I had the pleasure of experiencing Brood X (that's what they are calling this year's group of cicadas). The bug experts estimate there were over one million cicadas per acre throughout much of the eastern states.
Cicada coming out of its shell.
Cicada shells stuck to the leaves.
One week later
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