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From ScienceLine: Don’t freak out, but the cicadas are coming — lots of them
Subtitled: Billions will likely emerge across the eastern half of the US this spring, but climate change is a wild card
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Oh, I remember the last time! By coincidence, I moved back to the area where my entire life had been 'encrusted' with cicadas. Wherever you could cast your eyes, cicadas could be seen in abundance... literally like a wallpaper over the telephone poles, ann on every building surface. I kind of found it 'funny' until the noise nearly drove me mad.
Although the author treats us to the obligatory doctrine of these last few years, by opening with recipe ideas... there is some interesting information within NOT trying to 'sell' us on the 'joy' of eating bugs.
... for the first time since 1803, two broods of periodical cicadas will emerge at the same time in the Eastern U.S.
The broods, which are groups of cicadas in a particular region that emerge together, won’t overlap — except possibly in a small sliver in northern Illinois. But residents across much of the East can still expect to see “millions per acre” starting in late April or early May, says John Cooley, who studies cicadas at the University of Connecticut. “You won’t be able to avoid these,” he says.
Further on, the tell us that when the ground temperature reaches about 64 degrees (F) they will begin to tunnel upward from underground, where they have been maturing for a decade and a half or so.
The article has a particularly strong "save the Earth," "manmade climate change," and "bugs are great protein!" vibe. But despite that affliction it is worth reading.
Subtitled: Billions will likely emerge across the eastern half of the US this spring, but climate change is a wild card
Oh, I remember the last time! By coincidence, I moved back to the area where my entire life had been 'encrusted' with cicadas. Wherever you could cast your eyes, cicadas could be seen in abundance... literally like a wallpaper over the telephone poles, ann on every building surface. I kind of found it 'funny' until the noise nearly drove me mad.
Although the author treats us to the obligatory doctrine of these last few years, by opening with recipe ideas... there is some interesting information within NOT trying to 'sell' us on the 'joy' of eating bugs.
... for the first time since 1803, two broods of periodical cicadas will emerge at the same time in the Eastern U.S.
The broods, which are groups of cicadas in a particular region that emerge together, won’t overlap — except possibly in a small sliver in northern Illinois. But residents across much of the East can still expect to see “millions per acre” starting in late April or early May, says John Cooley, who studies cicadas at the University of Connecticut. “You won’t be able to avoid these,” he says.
Further on, the tell us that when the ground temperature reaches about 64 degrees (F) they will begin to tunnel upward from underground, where they have been maturing for a decade and a half or so.
The article has a particularly strong "save the Earth," "manmade climate change," and "bugs are great protein!" vibe. But despite that affliction it is worth reading.
