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by TuringNYC
884 days ago
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For those not familiar with major brood years, it is a sight to see. Depending on where you are, there is a constant ambient echo of cicada shrills. When living outside Washington DC I'd leave the windows and balcony door open to wake up to the cacophony, which started around dawn. Thousands of cicadas would fly across the interstate (Dulles Toll Road in my case) and local parks. The peak lasts not more than two weeks and in two months everything is gone, except mounds of cicada exoskeletons and bodies. |
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Around my house this is also known as my cat's happy time. His favorite stalk/catch/toy is a cicada. They respond in the most satisfying ways for him. They make noise. They flop around. They fly. They are the dumbest things around. They are the ultimate free toy. EXCEPT for when they are in the house. Then, they are the most annoying thing, and cause for quite the ruckus as the cat is jumping on/over/off of anything/everything in an attempt to re-catch the thing bouncing off the walls/ceiling