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This summer, the eastern U.S. will be inundated with trillions of Brood XIV periodical cicadas. These large, red-eyed insects emerge from the ground at 13- or 17-year intervals, filling the air with their distinctive buzzing sound. Dubbed "the mother of all 17-year broods," Brood XIV was last seen in the U.S. in 2008, but sightings date back to the Plymouth colony in 1634. Learn more about periodical cicadas and what makes this brood so significant at the link in bio. Photograph by @beckythale

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Gabriele
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12 hours ago

You say this nearly every year...

Will Weimer
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12 hours ago

Every year is the biggest brood. What gives

Fort Lauderdale Photographer | Kimberly
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Every year is the year of the Cicada

David Kirkwood
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Every year, it's the mother of all broods.

Rick King
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Totally harmless to humans, but an important food source for so many other species.?

𝓪𝓼𝓱𝓮 𖥸
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11 hours ago

Idk why the comments are saying "its the same every year" unless you live where I do and you can't even hear yourself think over the sound of this brood, you dont know the struggle lol this is definitely different from other years.

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And btw the MOST harmless of all insects out there. Amazing creatures.

Edward Santos
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12 hours ago

So cool....always loved these things! They don't bite and cause little to no damage anywhere!😍

Runninglate
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12 hours ago

Well, you say that every year so I have high expectations that this year will be Famine, the 3rd horseman of the apocalypse… seems fitting.

Em Ro Llo⚡️
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12 hours ago

LFGGG

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Verano en hemisferio norte, aquí en hemisferio sur las veremos en unos meses 😍

MaureenBenedictAnge
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12 hours ago

@stonedaffection

Dr. Peter Bryan 🇯🇲🇨🇳🇺🇸
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8 hours ago

Why is it called the 14 year brood if it comes out every 13 or 17 years? Is it the 14th strain?

Bateleur Safaris and Tours
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11 hours ago

Beautiful ❤️

Rob Mantell
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12 hours ago

They said, every single summer

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This summer, the eastern U.S. will be inundated with trillions of Brood XIV periodical cicadas. These large, red-eyed insects emerge from the ground at 13- or 17-year intervals, filling the air with their distinctive buzzing sound. Dubbed "the mother of all 17-year broods," Brood XIV was last seen in the U.S. in 2008, but sightings date back to the Plymouth colony in 1634. Learn more about periodical cicadas and what makes this brood so significant at the link in bio. Photograph by @beckythale