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happybird

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11. They are loud as hell here in northern Virginia

Reply to BigmanPigman (Original post)

Wed Jun 9, 2021, 11:32 PM

Jun 2021

and now they’ve taken to dive bombing– usually right at your face. That seems to be a new development in the last day or two. They had been pretty docile, just hanging out in the trees and shrubs, or slowly crawling around on the side of the house or on the deck, now they are flying around everywhere. My windshield was a total mess today. Loaded up on a couple jugs of windshield washer fluid on the way home from work tonight.

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Have you seen/heard the cicadas in your area? [View all] BigmanPigman Jun 2021 OP

Yes, they're LOUD here now in SW Ohio. Buckeye_Democrat Jun 2021 #1

I read that they are louder when an airplane flies over. BigmanPigman Jun 2021 #8

That certainly seems plausible, but I don't know. Buckeye_Democrat Jun 2021 #12

I'm in PA (an hour north of Philly) Freddie Jun 2021 #2

That's the area where I grew up. BigmanPigman Jun 2021 #7

I am also in PA - north of Philly and I haven't heard or seen even one of these critters. Marie Marie Jun 2021 #17

I'm in Upper Bucks Freddie Jun 2021 #18

I'm north of you - but since we have lost so much of our green spaces, Marie Marie Jun 2021 #19

Had the joy of one flying in my shirt today when I got home from work. bottomofthehill Jun 2021 #3

THAT would gross me out. BigmanPigman Jun 2021 #5

I was not thrilled with it crawling around bottomofthehill Jun 2021 #10

Zip, nada dweller Jun 2021 #4

Yes, I finally found a decent video BigmanPigman Jun 2021 #6

We have annual cicadas here and they get kind of noisy in late summer, but Ocelot II Jun 2021 #9

They are loud as hell here in northern Virginia happybird Jun 2021 #11

That's what I remember from 17 years ago! Buckeye_Democrat Jun 2021 #13

I went with my Mom to a big outdoor event yesterday happybird Jun 2021 #20

The calm before the storm! Buckeye_Democrat Jun 2021 #21

They look like they are pretty big, BigmanPigman Jun 2021 #16

If you lived in an area of PA that was cleared of trees and plowed you may not have cicadas. JoeOtterbein Jun 2021 #14

Nope, but south of here, in Owyhee County, mormon crickets are on the move. yonder Jun 2021 #15

Ew! I'll take cicadas over crickets any day! happybird Jun 2021 #23

Hunterdon County, N.J. 3Hotdogs Jun 2021 #22

I read that some are eaten by dogs and cats and BigmanPigman Jun 2021 #25

I live in the NW. Sneederbunk Jun 2021 #24

I live in Santa Fe, NM. No cicadas here. PoindexterOglethorpe Jun 2021 #26

S.E. Michigan, all quiet, for now. JustABozoOnThisBus Jun 2021 #27

No. I told them to leave. underpants Jun 2021 #28

Haven't seen any here.. luvs2sing Jun 2021 #29

They are not going to be here where I live in VA. rainy Jun 2021 #30