In northern Illinois a rare natural occurrence is due to happen in 2024, the first since 1803. This will annoy many residents, for though spectacular, the noise, smell and predation on crops and greenery will be of biblical proportions. Read all about it here.
N.B. I have personally experienced a similar event in Australia in the early 90's, in the stare of Victoria, and the noise alone was tiring to say the least. Get those ear-defenders out Illinois!
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| Cicada noise is mind-blowing |
Some are weird facts about Cicadas:
- There are 6 species of Cicadas
- 3 species emerge en masse from underground every 13 years
- 3 other species do likewise every 17 years.
- What maintains their clocks is unknown
- All emerge from the ground within hours, looking to mate
- The advantage of this reproductive strategy not known
- They emerge from the ground within hours
- The 13 years broods are mostly in Southern global regions
- The 17 years broods are mostly in Northern global regions
- The two types are different in size and colouration
- The 17 years are smaller, the 13's a lot larger
The following site may interest you.
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