I believe I was the most fit 17 years ago. Why? I RAN everywhere. Ran to the car, ran to the house door, ran to the grocery store door, ran to the school door ugh!! I guess I should get ready.
Did you move? Most of the eastern US has atleast 1 type of cicada every year, some years we get more than 1. I think they’re less common north of nyc. I met a few folks from there that didn’t know what they where and went around calling them “chickadas”. It was fun to bag on them for that... chickadas...
I live in Michigan and hear cicadas and see their little exo skeletons every year. As the video said, there are multiple species and broods, cicadas don't just disappear for 17 yrs.
@@swayback7375 I'm from upstate NY we have them every single year lmao. But as others have said it's not the same species or group that's being spoken about here.
"I realized that those of you living outside of the United States might not know what I'm talking about" In Asia, cicadas are THE iconic sound for summer.
@@NDwhITeBoYZ on that day, I vowed to take a shotgun outside while they’re swarming and fire into the bulk of cicadas. Is that facing my fears correctly?
When I was a child. I'd play outside. When the cicadas got LOUD 📢 it was time to head out of the woods, hop on the bike with my little brother and go home because it was almost time for Mom to finish dinner. It's so calming and ethereal. Respect. Love.
Wtf you mean they’re annoying af I literally hear them 24/7 from INSIDE MY HOUSE. Thankfully I get a little bit of a break from them a night but other than that they’re a constant nuisance.
I don’t know why, but hearing cicadas, always makes it feel hotter. It could be a beautiful breezy, sunny, warm day, if I hear one of them, the air suddenly feels 10 degrees hotter. They just make me want to go inside.
I'll never forget walking the five block tree shaded gauntlet to elementary school while being dive bombed by these huge screaming insects with their huge red eyes. There was no escaping them. No place to hide, they were absolutely everywhere. Everywhere! I was terrified to go outside for any reason and now they're coming back.
@@Death.Died0 yeah but they'll smack you in the chest or face with their entire body going at the speed of light and you feel like you just got shot. Can't forget that feeling...
I got some buffs to cover my hair and got it cut chin length. I had waist length hair last time and I was picking them out of my hair every time I stepped outside.
Yes!!! I’m having flashbacks of little me screaming on the playground. I’ll never forget this one girl, heather, who would pick them up and eat them. I’m not happy to see them return.
i can just imagine someone on a smaller motorbike, which is essentially the same engine as a lawnmower, getting swarmed on the road and it's hilarious.
Fun fact : "Australia is the cicada capital of the globe with more than 700 species, many of which are yet to be described. The cicada fauna of North America, north of Mexico currently consists of 170 species and 21 subspecies "
That may be true, but quality > quantity. The seven species of periodical cicada have no equal. And the sheer number of them that emerge synchronously dwarfs any other cicada emergence by far.
Haha my relatives all know that I am scared to these things so they always grab some and throw them at me!!! But then when I scream everyone gets angry so I am the wrong one there lol
I found out about this animal after hearing every morning a loud cicada sound. Like there were millions. Extremely loud. Wow. I had to google to finally find out it’s just cicadas lol. They are loud
To all of us who said we wouldn’t be living in the same place in 17 years to even SEE another Cicada 🤦🏾♀️ Me: On Amazon searching for mosquito nets that cover large areas like, uh, EARTH!!!!
Was born and raised in the US, but I thought Cicadas were a Japanese thing since I’ve only ever heard them while living there. It’s actually really nostalgic for me! I hate their noise, but I won’t mind hearing it.
Cicadas are all over the world, they are present where I live in South America and coat the trunks of trees and make an absurdly loud noise when the sound combines.
@Esther Sparrow - Surprised, since I had not noticed them there before. I associated them with my grandparents' town in the tropics, where they are annual and active in summer, when I would visit. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleeta_curvicosta I have discovered the cicadas where I live are a temperate inland species on the 7-8 year cycle. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psaltoda_moerens
I remember always finding cicada shells when they leave them every where. Then I didn't see them for a couple of decades(could've been because I wasn't playing outside like I did as a kid. I was now driving). Now I've been seeing them again the last few years. It's also been feeling like it did when I was a kid. Certain feels and smells remind me of what it was like back then. Weirdly, that doesn't happen all the time. It just started happening recently, in the last 5 years or so.
My son's mother in law was totally freaked about these critters. His description of her "dance" is really a fun thing to watch and hear! Seems one was on her shirt , in front... but very well hidden. The cicada was singing his song and she was all over the yard trying to get away! Wasn't going well for her... and luckily one of the girls saw it, and knocked it off before mom stripped in the yard. I'm looking forward to the cicada season this year!
I live in Maryland and they have a friggin story (the local news TV stations), everyday about them since about February I don't remember this much Hype last time they came up in 2004.
I remember the last time this happened there were literally millions of them in my yard alone. Not only are they loud, you can't go outside and back in without having at least one land on you and some of them get pretty damn big, I found one outside that was about 9cm long at least.
I suppose that considering the tree root system which spans the underground much like fungi which is connected every where, could possibly make some sort of chemical changes that would be a signal for the cicada to all respond in a synchronized response to emerge ? A simple explanation like this could very well explain this phenomenon considering that we don't understand this vast underground network of roots and fungi and the how and why it exists in the manner in which it does? Everything is energy after all.
I remember stopping at a truck stop in Breezewood, PA, back in 2004, and seeing quite a few of them. Now I live in Minnesota, so I won’t get to see them this go around.
My grandson son and I are learning about these shells of something stuck to a tree. Watching this, I immediately start to scratch. It's a creepy bug thing.
Since the tree roots benefit from the air channels and the cicadas are one of the few animals that dig that deep, they may have a mutualistic relationship rather than a parasitic.
You know we didnt have allergies til they started "landscaping" in the not so distant past. The no doubt all male decision making deciders decided planting all male trees would be the solution to deterring possible unwanted cross pollination of female plants...but nah, males just started producing mass amounts of pollen to "compensate"...voila! Allergies...yay, people!
“O realize those outside the US might not know what I’m talking about”... umm, yeah we do. Cicadas are pretty much everywhere. Couldn’t continue watching after this point.
I hard Cicadas every year in Korea Then after coming to NA i did not hear them at all then in 2017 i heard Cicadas and remember questioning myself how it is possible... was wondering if weather caused them to come up altitude or something but they were always here cycling every 17 years WOW this explains perfectly why i didnt ever hear them!!!
Awaken, my children, and embrace the glory that is your birthright. Know that I am the Over-Cicada, the eternal will of the brood, and that you have been created to serve me. Behold that I shall set you amongst the greatest of my Cicadas, that you might benefit from their wisdom and experience. Yet your purpose is unique. While they carry forth my will to the innumerable Broods, you have but one charge entrusted to your care. "Not Enough Underlings" SPAWN MORE CICADAS.
YESS!! I havn't thought of this in years, these Cicadas will just land on you, no fear, and leave little shells everywhere in the woods. I was 14 during the last emergence. very exciting!
this is soooooo interesting; can you tell us the theory of how they evolved? surely there were thousands of generations who burrowed out too soon and they all died out.....without a trace.
In our native language we call it "Gangis" . It normally makes a sound whenever the sun shines so bright mid-day. Whenever we hear it screech we think it would be a hot day till afternoon with no chance of raining.
These bugs are pests and should be eradicated. You can't see them but certainly will hear them and they just don't stop. So loud and annoying. If sleeping on a hot summer night wasn't bad enough, you got the screeching sound of cicadas.
We have them in Taiwan too. In Spring, school kids would use the molts for decorations, and deep fried cicada is a delicacy (though I've never personally tried one).
they live up to 18 inches underground. Thats a fair ways and more than enough to protect from above pressure. They also feed off roots of tree's so the support from the roots probably protects them further.
17 years ago I was being swarmed by a bunch of thirsty insects while mowing my parents lawn and had no idea why.
Sure bto
@@CensoredMercy whos bto?
😂😂 Gigantic sex magnet
Yeaaaaa suree buddy
I’m watching this 17 hours in the future.
I believe I was the most fit 17 years ago. Why? I RAN everywhere. Ran to the car, ran to the house door, ran to the grocery store door, ran to the school door ugh!! I guess I should get ready.
🤣🤣🤣
I always used to wonder why I would remember hearing cicadas as a kid and then as I got older never hearing them again and nobody could tell me why.
Did you move?
Most of the eastern US has atleast 1 type of cicada every year, some years we get more than 1. I think they’re less common north of nyc. I met a few folks from there that didn’t know what they where and went around calling them “chickadas”.
It was fun to bag on them for that... chickadas...
They are definitely in the south by the boatload
I live in Michigan and hear cicadas and see their little exo skeletons every year. As the video said, there are multiple species and broods, cicadas don't just disappear for 17 yrs.
In NY I hear them every year
@@swayback7375 I'm from upstate NY we have them every single year lmao. But as others have said it's not the same species or group that's being spoken about here.
Cicadas coming out of the ground after 17 years have a better chance of finding someone than me.
😂😂😂💯
and they have a lot less time to get lucky before they croak- so they are motivated
Hilarious 🤣
The screech of cicadas is one of my fondest childhood memories.
I can still hear those little noisy bastards.
"Fond"?
@@codyc3774 "fondest"
Yes it is
plot twist: it wasn't cicadas screech.
"I realized that those of you living outside of the United States might not know what I'm talking about"
In Asia, cicadas are THE iconic sound for summer.
This...I was so confused by that statement lol
Animal Crossing/Forest
yeah i only hear them in asia
@@pathogenofdecay legit, u hear this in games and TV shows - it's that iconic. A silent summer is almost nonexistent
@@bird5119 sailor moon and ranma one half, for sure.
Their life consists of screaming, banging and sleeping. I want to be one of these in the next life.
Come to North Korea! That’s all we do here haha
Not if you see the wasp that eat them lol
In Mexico u hear them all the time and they are loud
Sounds like a rockstar! 😆
Sounds like me in my younger 20’s lol 😆
17 years ago I was 4. The cicadas traumatized me. I still have a deep rooted fear of cicadas. I’m terrified.
I was 5 and at the beach. I'll never forget the day they swarmed us
Aww.. I hope you're ok and able to handle your anxiety. Totally understandable.
@@NDwhITeBoYZ on that day, I vowed to take a shotgun outside while they’re swarming and fire into the bulk of cicadas. Is that facing my fears correctly?
I will go into hibernation the day I see a cicada outside till they're all gone back to the ground for another 17 years
@@deadshota736 unfortunately for me, I work a ground sleeping job at a golf course. I now grass for a living...
When I was a child. I'd play outside. When the cicadas got LOUD 📢 it was time to head out of the woods, hop on the bike with my little brother and go home because it was almost time for Mom to finish dinner. It's so calming and ethereal. Respect. Love.
Wtf you mean they’re annoying af I literally hear them 24/7 from INSIDE MY HOUSE. Thankfully I get a little bit of a break from them a night but other than that they’re a constant nuisance.
F
I don’t know why, but hearing cicadas, always makes it feel hotter.
It could be a beautiful breezy, sunny, warm day,
if I hear one of them, the air suddenly feels 10 degrees hotter.
They just make me want to go inside.
Its probably the extra heat their emitting to make the noise..lol
😂🤣😅
hello ppl watching this 17 years in the future :p
I am from 17 years in future. The cicadas have begun an uprising.
@@Diogenes323 🤣🤣🤣
I'm watching 17 hours in the future 🙄
The zerg are here!
@@truthseeker9534 you think this is a joke?
I'll never forget walking the five block tree shaded gauntlet to elementary school while being dive bombed by these huge screaming insects with their huge red eyes. There was no escaping them. No place to hide, they were absolutely everywhere. Everywhere! I was terrified to go outside for any reason and now they're coming back.
Cicadas aren't equipped to sting or bite they don't have the mouthparts to do that
@@Death.Died0 yeah but they'll smack you in the chest or face with their entire body going at the speed of light and you feel like you just got shot. Can't forget that feeling...
I got some buffs to cover my hair and got it cut chin length. I had waist length hair last time and I was picking them out of my hair every time I stepped outside.
@@Death.Died0 that’s correct, but it still isn’t a pleasant experience to be kamakazied by 200 of them during a brief 5 min walk
Yes!!! I’m having flashbacks of little me screaming on the playground. I’ll never forget this one girl, heather, who would pick them up and eat them. I’m not happy to see them return.
Cicada in anime
Me: what a peaceful sound.
Cicada in real life
Me: Someone shut that thing up!
Cicada in anime = summer
The cicadas in Japan are different species from the ones in North America, they emerge every year.
Only when you're not in the mood.
Apparently you can tell how hot it is outside by how long they sing for
I remember hearing them chirping the longest on a really hot august day in oklahoma
Know it works for crickets
i can just imagine someone on a smaller motorbike, which is essentially the same engine as a lawnmower, getting swarmed on the road and it's hilarious.
Fun fact : "Australia is the cicada capital of the globe with more than 700 species, many of which are yet to be described. The cicada fauna of North America, north of Mexico currently consists of 170 species and 21 subspecies "
That may be true, but quality > quantity.
The seven species of periodical cicada have no equal. And the sheer number of them that emerge synchronously dwarfs any other cicada emergence by far.
I use to find their empty shells they shed and put them on my sisters when they are not looking. Lol then wait for the screaming.
U weird asf
@@OsmansDaughter sounds like you don't know how to have fun
I put one in my aunt's hair and she screamed at me for 20 minutes at a volume the cicadas would envy. Big mistake...
@@OsmansDaughter you must live a sad life with your lack of humor. I feel bad for anyone that has to deal with you sheesh.
Haha my relatives all know that I am scared to these things so they always grab some and throw them at me!!! But then when I scream everyone gets angry so I am the wrong one there lol
I found out about this animal after hearing every morning a loud cicada sound. Like there were millions. Extremely loud. Wow. I had to google to finally find out it’s just cicadas lol. They are loud
I remember the flock a cicadas 34 years ago. I was 11 and sold the shells at a lemonade type stand.
Ummmm, gotta ask. Who the heck would buy cicada shells?
@@lucyfyrearchoftwilight9282 it was the 80s who knows lol
Bizness....
Entrepreneurship at its finest...
@@lucyfyrearchoftwilight9282 I mean people used to buy per rocks in the 80s so I wouldn’t put it past anyone
To all of us who said we wouldn’t be living in the same place in 17 years to even SEE another Cicada 🤦🏾♀️
Me: On Amazon searching for mosquito nets that cover large areas like, uh, EARTH!!!!
Was born and raised in the US, but I thought Cicadas were a Japanese thing since I’ve only ever heard them while living there. It’s actually really nostalgic for me! I hate their noise, but I won’t mind hearing it.
There are cicadas in India too
Cicadas are all over the world, they are present where I live in South America and coat the trunks of trees and make an absurdly loud noise when the sound combines.
Faaaàsraqqa
Nuisance sound for sure plus the humidity
No Cicadas were harmed in the making of this video
Too Bad.
I saw hundreds of cicadas in a sidewalk and I just ran for my life
That prime time joke made belly laugh! 😂😂
I hate when a single insect touches me. I can only imagine being surrounded by millions of cicadas. That would be one my worst fears lol.
I have lived my entire life on a farm and still feel that way. You'd think I would have gotten past that
We have cicadas on a 7-8 year cycle in Australia. A brood came out last spring in a eucalyptus avenue on my regular walk.
@Esther Sparrow - Surprised, since I had not noticed them there before. I associated them with my grandparents' town in the tropics, where they are annual and active in summer, when I would visit.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleeta_curvicosta
I have discovered the cicadas where I live are a temperate inland species on the 7-8 year cycle.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psaltoda_moerens
I remember seeing these things 17 years ago. I was in preschool then. I’m a junior in college now
Cicada's look scary, ugly, disgusting but badass af.
Beautiful eyes
There are 2 types of cicadas: Annoying & periodically annoying.
Cicadas are such a unique part of nature.
Spektrum matanya luas
What animals eat them? What animals have a feast coming up ? Only these 3:29 ?
I remember always finding cicada shells when they leave them every where. Then I didn't see them for a couple of decades(could've been because I wasn't playing outside like I did as a kid. I was now driving).
Now I've been seeing them again the last few years. It's also been feeling like it did when I was a kid. Certain feels and smells remind me of what it was like back then. Weirdly, that doesn't happen all the time. It just started happening recently, in the last 5 years or so.
The cicadas shared the same Wi-Fi network, hence they came out all together after 17 years
Nothing better than a head-on encounter with a cicada on your motorcycle....😬❗
*Laughs in European*
“Those outside of the United States might not know” ffs America is not the center of the universe
Laughs in south east USA
@@tueboys1 Hes saying that because most American adults have lived through this experience. Not because of any sort of narcissism.
@@tueboys1 polls suggest that 80% of people on UA-cam are actually American
@@user-qi6tp1te1y Oh really? Interesting, do you have any links?
My son's mother in law was totally freaked about these critters. His description of her "dance" is really a fun thing to watch and hear! Seems one was on her shirt , in front... but very well hidden. The cicada was singing his song and she was all over the yard trying to get away! Wasn't going well for her... and luckily one of the girls saw it, and knocked it off before mom stripped in the yard. I'm looking forward to the cicada season this year!
I loved those few weeks. Everything around you feels alive.
Yes!
That is the sound of my childhood summers
The Cicadas where singing last year beautiful
noted, add flame thrower to lawn mower...
it should have one anyway.
Love Cicada's. I feel like they're applauding me when I enter the backyard. I bow and thank them. LoL.
They are in Jamaica as well. I remember two separate instance of them turning up
These things feel like a punch in the face when you’re going 15-2mph on a bicycle
I live in Maryland and they have a friggin story (the local news TV stations), everyday about them since about February I don't remember this much Hype last time they came up in 2004.
При Трампе такого безобразия не было.
We just had a super brood of cicadas emerge in Australia.
We did? Which part of Aus? I had none near me
Im in virginia in the usa and there every single place i go
@@orangenade3707 What..?
I remember the last time this happened there were literally millions of them in my yard alone. Not only are they loud, you can't go outside and back in without having at least one land on you and some of them get pretty damn big, I found one outside that was about 9cm long at least.
😝
Chimera ant arc really happening huh. Everyone get your licenses it’s about to go down.
What do you mean by "Chimera ant arc" ?
@@terminalvelocity4858 It’s an arc from a show called Hunter x Hunter
Waiting for Meruem to do battle with Imperfect Cell.
Candied Cicadas? Business is business.
I knew this since the Sam o Nella Video. I was waiting for this ever since.
Great video
I suppose that considering the tree root system which spans the underground much like fungi which is connected every where, could possibly make some sort of chemical changes that would be a signal for the cicada to all respond in a synchronized response to emerge ? A simple explanation like this could very well explain this phenomenon considering that we don't understand this vast underground network of roots and fungi and the how and why it exists in the manner in which it does? Everything is energy after all.
Fisherman’s dream. Cicadas are the best top water buzz bait you’ll ever use for bass.
Cicadas make the most beautiful sound of any insect. I love it.
Excuse me?
To each their own, I guess. I hate it. It's so loud and drowns out the pleasant sounds
This was very informative in an entertaining way. Thank you for making it cool to learn! 🤜
I remember stopping at a truck stop in Breezewood, PA, back in 2004, and seeing quite a few of them. Now I live in Minnesota, so I won’t get to see them this go around.
My grandson son and I are learning about these shells of something stuck to a tree. Watching this, I immediately start to scratch. It's a creepy bug thing.
You thoroughly answered all my questions. Great video!❤
the cicadapocalypse begins
Since the tree roots benefit from the air channels and the cicadas are one of the few animals that dig that deep, they may have a mutualistic relationship rather than a parasitic.
"I realize those of you outside the United States might not know what I'm talking about."
Eh? You realize cicadas are found... oh never mind.
It's in EVERY anime background sound ever! Now living in Japan, I can see why they are in every anime. It's part of Japan's soundtrack.
Ah, yes spring! I love the pollen and allergies!
You know we didnt have allergies til they started "landscaping" in the not so distant past. The no doubt all male decision making deciders decided planting all male trees would be the solution to deterring possible unwanted cross pollination of female plants...but nah, males just started producing mass amounts of pollen to "compensate"...voila! Allergies...yay, people!
This informational piece was absolutely wonderful
Oh that's how they sound? I don't think I've heard one of those before. 😂
Wow, Julian is PASSIONATE about cicadas!!!
Me: "Wow, brood x appeared!! It's a rare classic natural beauty!!"
Cicada: "Shut up, boomer!"
“O realize those outside the US might not know what I’m talking about”... umm, yeah we do. Cicadas are pretty much everywhere. Couldn’t continue watching after this point.
Well you should of probably stayed and listend because he said this species is more primarly in the u.s
2021
Cicadas are back and a random chef from the US made
Cicadas taco
Imperfect Cell confirmed
Now there's millions of Cells trying to find corresponding androids.
The Z warriors are going to have a field day with this one!
I hard Cicadas every year in Korea
Then after coming to NA i did not hear them at all
then in 2017 i heard Cicadas and remember questioning myself
how it is possible...
was wondering if weather caused them to come up altitude or something
but they were always here cycling every 17 years WOW
this explains perfectly why i didnt ever hear them!!!
I know these things are completely harmless but holy crap they are terrifying.
Please make a video on compound eye.
How does it works?
Awaken, my children, and embrace the glory that is your birthright. Know that I am the Over-Cicada, the eternal will of the brood, and that you have been created to serve me.
Behold that I shall set you amongst the greatest of my Cicadas, that you might benefit from their wisdom and experience. Yet your purpose is unique. While they carry forth my will to the innumerable Broods, you have but one charge entrusted to your care.
"Not Enough Underlings"
SPAWN MORE CICADAS.
Just remember kids: Never go to Hinamizawa when this happens.
Yea cicadas are cool but they honestly disturb me with the sound
YESS!! I havn't thought of this in years, these Cicadas will just land on you, no fear, and leave little shells everywhere in the woods. I was 14 during the last emergence. very exciting!
Ha! He described their emergence like a rumspringa for bugs 😂🤣
LOL
Oh, they're going to be pissed this time around.
I love the way cicadas sing.
The cicada killers are going to have a field day.
this is soooooo interesting; can you tell us the theory of how they evolved? surely there were thousands of generations who burrowed out too soon and they all died out.....without a trace.
They emerged in 2007 in Illinois. Now, in 2021 only 14 years later they’re emerging in Baltimore.
Our cicadas appear every summer, still very loud and kinda nice
I got confuse for these as locus when i was a kid lol
17 years ago I had to take a broom with me to work so that I could sweep them off the door to my office so that I could get in.
why is this entire video full of innuendos and creepiness lol?
My name is Giovanni Giorgio but everybody calls me Giorgio.
(Crawls out from underground 17 years later)
Is this why country singers say she thinks my tractor is sexy?
We have been hearing them every summer in pa
Great information! Thanks for sharing.
You guys need to move the teleprompter up so that you're looking into the camera.
Literally one just says “ight im finna head out” and you’ll hear”bet” 1 billion times as a response
Thanks Seeker!
In our native language we call it "Gangis" . It normally makes a sound whenever the sun shines so bright mid-day. Whenever we hear it screech we think it would be a hot day till afternoon with no chance of raining.
I think they cracked the puzzle
These bugs are pests and should be eradicated. You can't see them but certainly will hear them and they just don't stop. So loud and annoying. If sleeping on a hot summer night wasn't bad enough, you got the screeching sound of cicadas.
We haven't been able to have our windows open once this summer because of them
We have them in Taiwan too. In Spring, school kids would use the molts for decorations, and deep fried cicada is a delicacy (though I've never personally tried one).
Coming back? I can hear them outside rn ?
Reading this title my only reaction was: Oh no...
I dont get how nothing has eaten them or trampled on them while they are underground...
they live up to 18 inches underground. Thats a fair ways and more than enough to protect from above pressure. They also feed off roots of tree's so the support from the roots probably protects them further.
Never seen or heard of these until now.
Yeah same now there everywhere around me
New to us, too. The sound is like nails on a chalkboard