Brood X Cicada Sightings (crickets, trees, corn, cover)

[Gerania]

I'd love to see even a few.

[movin2Reston]

OMG!

Was out briefly this afternoon and they have arrived.

Several crawling in the grass, on the driveway, on a number of the plants most of them moving at this point but some still just with there dead shell.

With temps later this week getting near 90° for several days seems they love humidity as well and there’s a chance of showers.

News station is referring to this week as being cicada tsunami.

[Threerun]

fire up the wok, get some oil and old bay and have a feast!

[movin2Reston]

Birds are have a gourmet buffet.

Originally Posted by Threerun

fire up the wok, get some oil and old bay and have a feast!

[Threerun]

The last time there was a 3x brood we owned acreage in Inwood WV. Our property was bordered by the Opequon Creek and Threerun creek.

When they emerged we had all manner of critters dine at the buffet all day long. Racoons, possums, beavers, weasels, birds out the wazoo- you could walk amongst them and they were unfazed- they were busy gorging themselves.

The only other time we saw that was after a flash flood had our lower property under 3' of water, and when it receded there were THOUSHANDS of crayfish stuck on land. It was like a flash mob of animals for the afternoon, lol.

Good stuff!

[movin2Reston]

Yesterday they were crawling everywhere.

Later this week when it’s near 90’ should be prime time.

[nuts2uiam]

Originally Posted by Gerania

I'd love to see even a few.

G, the news said last night the soil temps have to reach 64 degrees for them to emerge. I am not sure we are there yet.

[movin2Reston]

Here in Virginia they are in full force covering grass plants in any kind of surfaces they can find. Soil temperature is 74° with a high of 90 which is perfectly primed for their crawling around.

Originally Posted by nuts2uiam

G, the news said last night the soil temps have to reach 64 degrees for them to emerge. I am not sure we are there yet.

[movin2Reston]

90’ heat the past couple of days have really brought them out.

[thatdurncat13]

I saw yesterday on my phone about a photographer, Ocana Ware, around Arlington, that had photographed the little darlings in human situations. At the beach, on a firetruck. I couldn't see pics too well, having eye problems. You may want to check it out. Looked kinda cute what I could see.
And for Threerun, also saw something about cicada tacos! Lol not sure where those are.