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I moved to Oklahoma for a few years in the early aughts, after growing up on the west coast. The first time heard cicadas I thought there was a rattlesnake abou
by imzadi 3y ago
I moved to Oklahoma for a few years in the early aughts, after growing up on the west coast. The first time heard cicadas I thought there was a rattlesnake about to get me. The first time I saw a cicada it freaked me out completely. I thought it was some kind of weird giant bee.
- wellthisisgreat 3y agoHey what’s a recommendation for someone who wants to witness the emergence in its full glory? Just drive through those states would be enough? Or should I go off route somewhat and aim from some idk lake or river bank or
- mips_r4300i 3y agoGo find some wooded parks or walking trails. You want some place with lots of trees. In my experience old growth suburbs have the most cicadas.
- jodacola 3y agoI had a similar experience moving from the Bay Area to Kansas in the 2010s. I landed in the KC metro just in time for the most recent local emergence. I was amazed at what was such a foreign experience. There were so many cicadas flying about that I had them landing on me and hanging on while I mowed my half-acre lawn. Free loaders! Joking aside, the sound was deafening but strangely comforting after I got used to it. My dogs also think cicadas are fun-to-chase snacks, as we still have some emerge every year, just nowhere near the volume during of a brood emergence. To the sibling poster wondering about how to experience them: my experience is they’re impossible to miss during a brood emergence, even in a metro area like Kansas City. Driving through… you’ll definitely hit them with your car! But just stopping at a local park to see them all hanging and flying around trees will net a pretty solid experience, too.