Trillions of cicadas could soon spawn in areas of the United States, keeping many people awake at night for weeks.
The University of Illinois Extension Office said two groups of insects will begin crawling outdoors when the ground reaches about 65 degrees, according to Fox Weather. report on friday.
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The 13-year Brood XIX group is considered one of the largest collections of this insect and is found from southern Iowa to Georgia and South Carolina, while the 17-year Brood It is believed to occur in communities throughout the West. Via Ohio.
The re-emergence of stink bugs depends entirely on the temperature of the ground, so not all regions will see the emergence of stink bugs at the same time, with the process starting in April in southern cities and continuing until June in other parts of the north. It may not occur.
some people to call According to WJYZ, an event called “Semigeddon” and Dr. Frank A. Hale of the University of Tennessee Extension Program estimate that there could be about 1 million cicadas per acre.
“According to the University of Connecticut, this is the first time since 1803 that a 18-year-old and a 13-year-old have hatched at the same time (although the last time we saw a 13-year and a 17-year old at the same time was in 2015).” says the article. .
Video footage shows insects crawling and CBS News report The sound of a cicada is louder than a police siren.
Interestingly, the last time such an event took place was Occurred According to NBC News, Thomas Jefferson was the president of the United States.
According to the Fox article, cicadas feed on tree roots while living underground for more than 10 years. Once the insect emerges from its hiding place, it can live for up to a month and a half, as the male makes a sound to attract females.
“Why insects spend so much time underground has been the subject of much research, and experts believe they do so primarily to avoid predators,” the article concludes. There is.
