If you were already dreading North Carolina’s summer sounds that are annually created by crickets and frogs, then it might be time to invest in a good set of ear plugs. The spring and summer of 2017 are set to be noisy ones. Hiding right beneath you this entire time, there’s a fleet of insects that are finally ready to emerge from the ground after a long seventeen years.
Expected to invade not only the Tar Heel State but also South Carolina and Georgia, another cyclical invasion of cicadas is on its way.
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I suppose when you’ve been sleeping underground for 17 long years, it’s valid to demand that you’re surrounded with the perfect environment once you are awake from your slumber. You’ll start to see the Brood VI dig their way to daylight once the ground reaches a temperature of 64 degrees, eight inches below the surface.
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It’s a normal sight to see hundreds of cicadas gathered together in one spot. Yes, hundreds. Sometimes they’re even seen in masses of the thousands!
The noise that you’re hearing is their mating call!
The areas that are expected to be invaded with cicadas are counties in North Carolina like Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Henderson, McDowell, Polk and Wilkes according to Cicadamania.com!
Were you able to make it through this post without your skin crawling? I know I wasn’t able to. If you’ve ever witnessed a cicada invasion in your life time, be sure to share your own experiences with these large and noisy bugs in the comments section!
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