These animals are very recognizable by their characteristic sounds.
Insect invasions are the order of the day in any country in the world. These animals can be terrifying under microscopic photography or appear condemned to exist as zombie insects. However, one next explosion of cicadas It’s going to be front page news in the media all over the planet. this same year.
The invasion of the cicadas
It might seem like the title of a science fiction movie, but the worst news is that it is as real as a freak that few people know and that It hasn’t happened since 1803. When spring arrives in the United States, it will likely be accompanied by a cicada explosion like it hasn’t been seen in centuries.
But, to give you background, first we must explain that there are what are called periodical cicadas and which include up to seven species of the genus Magicicada. These cicadas remain underground while they feed and grow to become adults and emerge to the surface every few years.
For years biologists have wondered why cicadas emerge from their underground habitats after a prime number. Then they discovered that a 13-year cycle and 17-year cycle will meet only every 221 years, plus that is also related to periodic predators pic.twitter.com/uYFTK1rjr8
— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) June 22, 2020
Some litters invade fields every 13 years, while others do so every 17 years. What is happening this year? that the litters XIX and XIII HE will take flight at the same time in search of peers with whom to procreate and have offspring.
According to Cicada Safari websiteit seems that end of April and beginning of Maywe could have a insect conjunction that will put the population of several locations in the United States in check. However, it is possible to anticipate its presence.
The screaming sounds of cicadas are going to be anything but normal this year. For the first time in 221 years – since Thomas Jefferson was president – these two specific broods of cycads will emerge from the depths of the earth. pic.twitter.com/TECOc5gqhe
— CBS News (@CBSNews) January 21, 2024
It is known that when the earth that is 20 centimeters deep exceeds the 17ºC This is the time when cicadas’ bodies begin to warm up and come out of their torpor. It is at that moment when these insects They leave behind their exoskeletons and are released in flight.
This year, according to the information published in Cicada Safari, it seems that the states most affected by litter XIII will be Iowa, Wisconsin and, probably, Michigan, while the litter XIX will sprout in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Virginia. Unfortunately, fate has wanted them to be the states of Illinois and Indiana those who see appear the two litters at the same time.