i started watching the brain scoop in middle school and fell in love with museum education. I am now an educator at an aquarium! Thank you for your help in getting here!!
Fun fact: part of why the "song" of a cicada is so loud is because part of their abdomen is rigid and hollow, turning part of the cicada's body into a sound box, like on a guitar or violin. Which is both cool and also kinda terrifying, in its own way.
Even in the small number of videos you released during your hiatus, I could still tell you never lost your science communication chops. The World is a better place with you releasing videos, and that's a fact.
One of the most incredible things I have ever experienced was going to the woods just before dusk when this brood was emerging. If you stood still and listened you could hear just a crazy amount of quiet skittering as they emerged from underneath the leaf litter. It was so cool!
Cicadas come out over Christmas in Australia, so are in many Christmas songs. Also there are many slang names for different types of Cicadas in Australia, like Green Grocer,. Blue Moon, Masked Devil, and Floury Baker.
Cicadas are also a favourite subject in origami. I remember seeing a video that showcased origami cicadas in increasing levels of complexity, and these creations are seriously impressive.
When it comes to Cicadas and Asian art I can't help but think of the ubiquity of their sounds in anime when representing the summer time. I recall Neon Genesis Evangelion uses the sound constantly. There's also the Pokemon Nincada which evolves both into the flying Ninjask while also leaving behind it's shell in the form of Shedinja the Ghost/Bug pokemon which literally has a single hit point.
Idk where Emily is based now, but if she is still in thr Chicago area, it would be dope to get an episode on the Insect Asylum!! Lots of cool specimines AND a possum named Hazel!!!
@@thebrainscoop Idk where Emily is based now, but if she is still in thr Chicago area, it would be dope to get an episode on the Insect Asylum!! Lots of cool specimines AND a possum named Hazel!!! 🤪
It's so good to see you back. It feels like an old friend is back to visit, hopefully to stay. I've never witnessed a large cicada brood emerging so this was great. The ones we have in western Kansas don't seem to have much of a spawning pattern and they look quite different.
I began seeing your videos with soon racoon back when I was a bachelor, now I'm going to begin my PhD in tropical entomology. Your videos were a BIG FACTOR in keeping me in this biological path. Thanks Emily, you're such a radiant star!
I remember a few years ago when we had an emergence here. My family and I weren't really paying much attention. But when we visited a local zoo we quickly realized that the entire massive lawn leading up to the front gate was completely covered in cicadas crawling towards the trees. There must have been thousands of them just in that one place!
Remember May flies? On Skaneateles lake in Northern NY, every spring My grandparents lake house changed color from yellow to ,,,,well,,,Mayfly. It lasted a day or two but was a memorable event. As I lived in Illinois, on the NorthWest side of Chicago, I watched the twice annual migration of Starlings. Swarms of birds that looked like clouds in the skies. In the late 1990, I was in bergen Co , NJ for a mass hatch of 17 year Cicadas. I collected dozens of Nymphy shell and wings that birds di not eat. Together with living Cicadas, a great photo project. I live in Newark , NJ now and find that all of this , all of the flocks and swarms and hatches are gone from here. I miss it all
I love Emily’s content so much. Been watching this show ever since the wolf dissection video haha. So happy to see how it has changed over the years, as have I. It scratches that curiosity itch I can only scratch with a…well, with a brain scoop
I for one am definitely obsessed with cicadas! Those 2021 brood X cicadas came out around my university as I was graduating, so that’s a special memory for me, as noisy and overwhelming as they were, all over campus, all over town, and all over the hiking trails I frequented. I even had to keep them out of the donut shop I worked at.
So good to see you back. We grew up with yearly Cicada "symphonies" but at some point they seemed to stop (or it could be they weren't in the areas I moved to. Early this year though I came across those familiar shells and a smile crossed my face. We never had them in the numbers you showed though (not sure if that's because we're in Australia?).
I love cicadas, even after I was made aware of an emergence once right in the middle of painting a house. I stopped, but for some it was too late; poor things! I can't wait to see what you have coming up for us!
My favorite insect. They are just so cool. As a classic hot rod guy, cicada faces remind me alot of the fronts of many late 30's and 1940's front ends, with the "grill" and headlight look. Example: when you see a cicada face, it's a 1947 Dodge pickup, I swear. They are graceful insects, with that face, their eyes, unique wings, and streamlined body. I love hearing them in the trees. They seem to have gentle and semi-tame personalities. They don't bite nor sting. I wish their lifespans were longer. I just love them, period.
I go to the southern area of Massachusetts frequently, and was always shocked to see cicada shells, since at my home to the north we really don't have them around despite being less than 100 miles away. The map you showed finally solves that question for me! Looks like just a small portion of southern mass has a cicada population, so I am very lucky to have seen them at all!
Your cicadas are special for their rarity, for me in SW Oz, it's a timing thing. Peak cicada is around Christmas. Presents in the morning, massive lunch, about 2pm every one has a bit of quiet time for a nap or read your new book or whatever. And the soundtrack for that exceptional slice of the year is a cacophony of cicadas.
Welcome back. I'll just say the cats enjoy the cicadas more than I do since they eat them. There was one time someone asked me about a hole in the ground I was looking at. So I told them what I knew about the cicadas lifecycle and that I had seen the cicada that made that hole. Interesting insects, but the noise can be a little distracting when you are trying to sleep. There are times when you can find their exoskeletons all over the trees, on your house, and on picnic tables when they emerge in the spring and summer.
I am personally not a big fan of insects, am even allergic to them unfortunately. But your genuine enthusiasm is really awesome, which made me watch the full thing. :) Welcome back! Looking forward to more of your videos. :)
I’m so happy it still has brains on it! I love cicadas. Ours in Texas don’t have a 17- or 13-year cycle; they emerge every year during the hottest part of summer. They look like big jewels, bright pearly white and emerald green, with clear wings overlaid with black lace. I love their loud, loud song. To me, it’s the sound of summer heat. 🪰
I'm so happy you're back! I missed hearing you enthusiastically teach us about so many neat things. Your smile and excitement when you talk about things makes me so excited to learn things with you
Ooooo I have very fond childhood memories of loud cicada sounds every summer growing up in China. Had no idea about the national obsession about them despite being from there lol. Totally gonna read more about them now. Also can't wait for new Brain Scoop content!!! Hope you have a great holiday season Emily!
I’m guessing I’m repeating what everyone else has said but I’ll say it again for the sake of the algorithm - fantastic to have you back! Very excited to see where this channel goes from here!
Thank you SO MUCH for bringing us "thebrainscoop" and for bringing it back. I love how you merge nature, art, and history in this episode. I'm excitedly waiting to see where you take the new Brainscoop!!
It's so cool to see you at IU! I worked at a campus near there when brood x emerged in 2004 and it became a sort of bug tourist destination. I was excited to see them again in 2021. Not so excited about them crawling up my face, but the noise and the sheer numbers are hard to describe. It's a fascinating phenomenon! Glad to see you back on YT!
I was so excited about the relaunch of the channel that I had to message my friend and promptly forgot to comment (I think). These cicadas are amazing :D
I’m so excited to have one of my all time favorite UA-camrs return. And as an artist interested in science like you, I’m pulling for you. If you are ever interested doing any videos about the intersection of art and science in photography let me know, I’d be happy to share my knowledge with you. My current medium of focus is cyanotypes and this mediums use as a scientific tool by mid 19th century botanists used it to catalogue specimens is a major influence on my work. But I’m well versed in the general history of photography and much of its early use really had a huge impact on science and art often because of the exact same images. Again I’m so happy you are back.
I remember watching this the first time and rewatching it a few times with friends. This video is great and I don't mind rewatching this. Thanks Emily for your wonderful work.
I've been lucky enough to see two emergences of Brood X and it was very heartening to see other people as excited as I was for the 2021 emergence. Here's to the next one, 2038 here we come!
Its great to see you upload again. Didn't really care for bugs before, but your enthusiasm is infectious and your expertise keeps the attention throughout.
Accurate map. Here in East Tennessee, the last emergence was 2008. The red eyed variety. As we live in the deep woods, there were millions and millions. By the end of it all, everything had had their fill. You could here animals regurgitating in the woods, daily. You’d see piles of half chewed cicada everywhere. Even the fish stopped biting them, as bait, lol.
Omg, opening with Cicadas!!!! Loving the insect coverage!! When I saw this video for the first time, I was so engaged with Periodical cicadas!! Love them
I love cicadas, they are so fascinating, but I don't think my sensory issues would let me go see a periodical brrod swarm. I'm glad I got to experience that joy vicariously through Emily! ^.^
Cicada have a HUGE presence in the Japanese cultural consciousness, a lot more than your mentions of Japanese art could even begin to explain. People who have lived in Japan can start to understand why. Even though I grew up with cicadas in North America, and remember well one of the periodic broods taking over Baltimore when we went to see my brother's graduation from Johns Hopkin's－the Japanese cicada are so much more ubiquitous, their song a constant, overpowering chorus all summer long. Cicada's are thus closely associated with the summer months, and Japanese art and decoration loves the make references to the seasons. The discarded husk of the cicada nymph is called a 空蝉 utsusemi, or "empty cicada." This word is used in Japanese Buddhism to describe the nature of your self, your present word, which is all in fact "empty." "Emptiness" or 空 kū (Sanskrit: Śūnyatā), is one of the most difficult to understand concepts in Buddhism, and I wont pretend I am enlightened enough to fully grasp it, but it refers to the temporariness and ephemerality of all things. Nothing has a permeant, quintessential self, so everything is "empty." Rather, all things are interconnected, inter-caused, by all other things. All this depth of meaning and beauty is summed up in the image of shed cicada shell.
woah, I just searched to see what you were up to a week ago to see if there was a new project, so glad to see this get picked back up! love the content and presentation!
So great to have you back! Also I don't know if you're still in Chicago but if you are you've probably already checked out Insect Asylum but if you HAVEN'T... well... you should. Also if you're not there anymore it's okay but if and when you visit you should check them out.
We don’t have cicadas in Germany (I think). At least I’ve never seen a cicada before so this video has been super interesting to me. I’ve always wondered why there are so many cicadas in literature and music but it makes so much sense now.
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your videos got me into museum work and I'm a paleontologist now!!
@catarinabarbosa2247 - Congratulations! And Merry Holidays!!
How often do you get to say, "It BELONGS in a MUSEUM"?
Hopefully at least once a month.
We missed you so much, Emily! 😭
THIS SO MUCH!
I miss you, too!!!
So so much 😭😭
Ngl, having THE Emily Graslie on my screen brings me inspiration I had forgotten. Thank you so much for all you do, Emily! (edit: *got>for)
i started watching the brain scoop in middle school and fell in love with museum education. I am now an educator at an aquarium! Thank you for your help in getting here!!
Fun fact: part of why the "song" of a cicada is so loud is because part of their abdomen is rigid and hollow, turning part of the cicada's body into a sound box, like on a guitar or violin. Which is both cool and also kinda terrifying, in its own way.
Even in the small number of videos you released during your hiatus, I could still tell you never lost your science communication chops. The World is a better place with you releasing videos, and that's a fact.
most things are temporary, but Emily's smile is eternal
10:30 **distant scrams of terror** Meanwhile Emily: :D
It's just wild to know so many of these cicada babies lurk underground all the time.
One of the most incredible things I have ever experienced was going to the woods just before dusk when this brood was emerging. If you stood still and listened you could hear just a crazy amount of quiet skittering as they emerged from underneath the leaf litter. It was so cool!
Cicadas come out over Christmas in Australia, so are in many Christmas songs. Also there are many slang names for different types of Cicadas in Australia, like Green Grocer,. Blue Moon, Masked Devil, and Floury Baker.
Cicadas are also a favourite subject in origami. I remember seeing a video that showcased origami cicadas in increasing levels of complexity, and these creations are seriously impressive.
When it comes to Cicadas and Asian art I can't help but think of the ubiquity of their sounds in anime when representing the summer time. I recall Neon Genesis Evangelion uses the sound constantly. There's also the Pokemon Nincada which evolves both into the flying Ninjask while also leaving behind it's shell in the form of Shedinja the Ghost/Bug pokemon which literally has a single hit point.
The cicada sounds in NGE are just 👌
The Pizza John shirt really ties this welcome back all together. Welcome back Emily! I missed your stuff so much 😭
Idk where Emily is based now, but if she is still in thr Chicago area, it would be dope to get an episode on the Insect Asylum!! Lots of cool specimines AND a possum named Hazel!!!
ooooh you don't have to tell me twice!!
@@thebrainscoop And, it looks like brood XIII will be popping off in the Chicago area in 2024.
@@thebrainscoop Idk where Emily is based now, but if she is still in thr Chicago area, it would be dope to get an episode on the Insect Asylum!! Lots of cool specimines AND a possum named Hazel!!! 🤪
Hi, my name is Hazel and I too am a weird little trash gremlin. I absolutely need to know more about this possum thankyouplease. 🖤
I am sending this to the next person in a poetry workshop who says I have cicadas in 'too many poems.'
it's impossible to have too many poems with cicadas, you can cite me on that
It's so good to see you back. It feels like an old friend is back to visit, hopefully to stay. I've never witnessed a large cicada brood emerging so this was great. The ones we have in western Kansas don't seem to have much of a spawning pattern and they look quite different.
I began seeing your videos with soon racoon back when I was a bachelor, now I'm going to begin my PhD in tropical entomology. Your videos were a BIG FACTOR in keeping me in this biological path. Thanks Emily, you're such a radiant star!
I remember a few years ago when we had an emergence here. My family and I weren't really paying much attention. But when we visited a local zoo we quickly realized that the entire massive lawn leading up to the front gate was completely covered in cicadas crawling towards the trees. There must have been thousands of them just in that one place!
I would cry. Omg.
Remember May flies?
On Skaneateles lake in Northern NY, every spring My grandparents lake house changed color from yellow to ,,,,well,,,Mayfly. It lasted a day or two but was a memorable event. As I lived in Illinois, on the NorthWest side of Chicago, I watched the twice annual migration of Starlings. Swarms of birds that looked like clouds in the skies. In the late 1990, I was in bergen Co , NJ for a mass hatch of 17 year Cicadas. I collected dozens of Nymphy shell and wings that birds di not eat. Together with living Cicadas, a great photo project. I live in Newark , NJ now and find that all of this , all of the flocks and swarms and hatches are gone from here. I miss it all
Love the Pizza John cameo! So glad to see you back!
I love Emily’s content so much. Been watching this show ever since the wolf dissection video haha. So happy to see how it has changed over the years, as have I. It scratches that curiosity itch I can only scratch with a…well, with a brain scoop
I for one am definitely obsessed with cicadas! Those 2021 brood X cicadas came out around my university as I was graduating, so that’s a special memory for me, as noisy and overwhelming as they were, all over campus, all over town, and all over the hiking trails I frequented. I even had to keep them out of the donut shop I worked at.
Good thing they can’t eat anything!
Welcome back Emily!! We missed you so much!! Looking forward to everything you do here :)
Are there studies on the effect the cicadas during their underground phase have upon the forest ecology?
Glad to have you back again!
My brain is running around in circles trying to imagine all the things that you're going to show us on this rebooted Channel
I just saw this. Boy, you were missed! Your energy and smile can make anyone happy.
I love your art lab videos! and so happy to have you back on The Brain Scoop!!!!!! it still has brains on it.
I thought that was what she said.....!
So good to see you back. We grew up with yearly Cicada "symphonies" but at some point they seemed to stop (or it could be they weren't in the areas I moved to. Early this year though I came across those familiar shells and a smile crossed my face. We never had them in the numbers you showed though (not sure if that's because we're in Australia?).
I love cicadas, even after I was made aware of an emergence once right in the middle of painting a house. I stopped, but for some it was too late; poor things!
I can't wait to see what you have coming up for us!
Oh god that sounds like a nightmare
@@Cynthia63636It was not great!
My favorite insect. They are just so cool. As a classic hot rod guy, cicada faces remind me alot of the fronts of many late 30's and 1940's front ends, with the "grill" and headlight look. Example: when you see a cicada face, it's a 1947 Dodge pickup, I swear.
They are graceful insects, with that face, their eyes, unique wings, and streamlined body. I love hearing them in the trees. They seem to have gentle and semi-tame personalities. They don't bite nor sting. I wish their lifespans were longer. I just love them, period.
It's so good to see your face again Emily and feel your enthusiasm, half across the world (hello from Iceland. You have several fans here 😁 )
I'm so flipping excited you're back Emily!
"The distant screaming of those who are less excited" had me rolling. I gotta go watch OG brain scoop!
I go to the southern area of Massachusetts frequently, and was always shocked to see cicada shells, since at my home to the north we really don't have them around despite being less than 100 miles away. The map you showed finally solves that question for me! Looks like just a small portion of southern mass has a cicada population, so I am very lucky to have seen them at all!
Your cicadas are special for their rarity, for me in SW Oz, it's a timing thing. Peak cicada is around Christmas. Presents in the morning, massive lunch, about 2pm every one has a bit of quiet time for a nap or read your new book or whatever. And the soundtrack for that exceptional slice of the year is a cacophony of cicadas.
It is such a pleasure that you are back.
I miss your videos so much. So happy to see you return.
I'm so happy to be here!!
Welcome back. I'll just say the cats enjoy the cicadas more than I do since they eat them. There was one time someone asked me about a hole in the ground I was looking at. So I told them what I knew about the cicadas lifecycle and that I had seen the cicada that made that hole. Interesting insects, but the noise can be a little distracting when you are trying to sleep. There are times when you can find their exoskeletons all over the trees, on your house, and on picnic tables when they emerge in the spring and summer.
I am personally not a big fan of insects, am even allergic to them unfortunately. But your genuine enthusiasm is really awesome, which made me watch the full thing. :) Welcome back! Looking forward to more of your videos. :)
I’m so happy it still has brains on it!
I love cicadas. Ours in Texas don’t have a 17- or 13-year cycle; they emerge every year during the hottest part of summer. They look like big jewels, bright pearly white and emerald green, with clear wings overlaid with black lace. I love their loud, loud song. To me, it’s the sound of summer heat. 🪰
not just Science but History as well, it couldn't be more brilliant.
I'm so happy you're back! I missed hearing you enthusiastically teach us about so many neat things. Your smile and excitement when you talk about things makes me so excited to learn things with you
OMG. This just popped up and I had to click right away! I"M SO EXCITED FOR A NEW BRAINSCOOP VIDEO!
Ooooo I have very fond childhood memories of loud cicada sounds every summer growing up in China. Had no idea about the national obsession about them despite being from there lol. Totally gonna read more about them now. Also can't wait for new Brain Scoop content!!! Hope you have a great holiday season Emily!
I’m guessing I’m repeating what everyone else has said but I’ll say it again for the sake of the algorithm - fantastic to have you back! Very excited to see where this channel goes from here!
Thank you SO MUCH for bringing us "thebrainscoop" and for bringing it back. I love how you merge nature, art, and history in this episode. I'm excitedly waiting to see where you take the new Brainscoop!!
Amazing to see you back Emily!!!!!
Emily! I missed your videos so much! I'm so glad to see you back.
I hadn't realized how much I had missed your videos. But your enthusiasm and science nerdyness is such a sunshine ray in my day !
Yay! You’re back! And now I’m going to look up a cicada brood map to find the next emergence in my region. X was too far from here, alas.
I was subscribed to the brain scoop right from the start and I had no idea this video existed, thank you for reuploading it here!
I'm happy you are back.
You are really freaking cool.
Love you're science work!
I was just changing my channel alerts and wondered how the brain scoop was going. You're back!!! Omg yay!!!
11:15 - Man, the sound of those old-school phasers going into overload....
Looking forward to all your new material. Very comforting to have you back with your enthusiasm for science.
It's so cool to see you at IU! I worked at a campus near there when brood x emerged in 2004 and it became a sort of bug tourist destination. I was excited to see them again in 2021. Not so excited about them crawling up my face, but the noise and the sheer numbers are hard to describe. It's a fascinating phenomenon! Glad to see you back on YT!
I was so excited about the relaunch of the channel that I had to message my friend and promptly forgot to comment (I think). These cicadas are amazing :D
I love cicadas, I love that you're back, and I love that Pizza John shirt
I went to art school with David Miles Lusk, who designed it!! We took printmaking classes together. His prints are gorgeous: anomalpress.com/
@@thebrainscoop omg his work is so gorgeous, ty for dropping the link! 💜
I’m so excited to have one of my all time favorite UA-camrs return. And as an artist interested in science like you, I’m pulling for you.
If you are ever interested doing any videos about the intersection of art and science in photography let me know, I’d be happy to share my knowledge with you. My current medium of focus is cyanotypes and this mediums use as a scientific tool by mid 19th century botanists used it to catalogue specimens is a major influence on my work.
But I’m well versed in the general history of photography and much of its early use really had a huge impact on science and art often because of the exact same images.
Again I’m so happy you are back.
I love this videos so much, it's great to see this kind of effort in youtube
So glad you're back! Love your videos!
I remember watching this the first time and rewatching it a few times with friends. This video is great and I don't mind rewatching this. Thanks Emily for your wonderful work.
I'm so happy you're back 😭 Congratulations!!
I've been lucky enough to see two emergences of Brood X and it was very heartening to see other people as excited as I was for the 2021 emergence. Here's to the next one, 2038 here we come!
Brain Scoop is back and I couldn't be more excited!!
Its great to see you upload again. Didn't really care for bugs before, but your enthusiasm is infectious and your expertise keeps the attention throughout.
Accurate map. Here in East Tennessee, the last emergence was 2008. The red eyed variety. As we live in the deep woods, there were millions and millions. By the end of it all, everything had had their fill. You could here animals regurgitating in the woods, daily. You’d see piles of half chewed cicada everywhere.
Even the fish stopped biting them, as bait, lol.
Im so glad youre posting again!
Great video! im so excited this channel is back!!!
Omg, opening with Cicadas!!!!
Loving the insect coverage!!
When I saw this video for the first time, I was so engaged with Periodical cicadas!! Love them
Oh my!!!! Emilies back. The best Christmas present of the year.
I love cicadas, they are so fascinating, but I don't think my sensory issues would let me go see a periodical brrod swarm.
I'm glad I got to experience that joy vicariously through Emily! ^.^
i-i-is this ... Your cicada moment....👀
Also, it's so amazing to have you back! I'm so excited for you and the show and the community!!
Cicada have a HUGE presence in the Japanese cultural consciousness, a lot more than your mentions of Japanese art could even begin to explain. People who have lived in Japan can start to understand why. Even though I grew up with cicadas in North America, and remember well one of the periodic broods taking over Baltimore when we went to see my brother's graduation from Johns Hopkin's－the Japanese cicada are so much more ubiquitous, their song a constant, overpowering chorus all summer long. Cicada's are thus closely associated with the summer months, and Japanese art and decoration loves the make references to the seasons.
The discarded husk of the cicada nymph is called a 空蝉 utsusemi, or "empty cicada." This word is used in Japanese Buddhism to describe the nature of your self, your present word, which is all in fact "empty." "Emptiness" or 空 kū (Sanskrit: Śūnyatā), is one of the most difficult to understand concepts in Buddhism, and I wont pretend I am enlightened enough to fully grasp it, but it refers to the temporariness and ephemerality of all things. Nothing has a permeant, quintessential self, so everything is "empty." Rather, all things are interconnected, inter-caused, by all other things. All this depth of meaning and beauty is summed up in the image of shed cicada shell.
Every year you can hear them constantly throughout summer in the US too.
woah, I just searched to see what you were up to a week ago to see if there was a new project, so glad to see this get picked back up! love the content and presentation!
Omg!! I'm so happy to see you! Welcome back!
Couldn't be more pumped for you to return to this channel!
Woo Hoo! Emily's back! Yay! Looking forward to more Brainscoop videos, 🙂
I'm so glad you're back!!!
Welcome back! So glad I never unsubscribed from this!
Missed you so much!!!! So glad you're back, YaY!
i missed this!!!
I was thinking a couple of days ago, wishing to see your first video, and is hereeee!! So happy to see you back, Emily! 🥳🎆
Great video! It brought back good memories of the 2021 emergence 😁
Amazing stuff as always, Emily! I didn't know basically everything here. I'm so glad you're back :D
That scream of terror in the distance shouldn't have made me chuckle like it did. 😂
I am so glad you are back!
Welcome back, Emily! 🥳
Yay Emily’s back! Cant wait to see what’s in store for the future!
Just as good the second time. Glad to have you back!
We need more people like you Emily! Your enthusiasm is so infectious 😊
I've been watching since the launch of your channel all those years ago ;w; I'm 27 now, so amazing to see you back again
So glad your back love all your extraordinary content. Huge Museum Lover.
So great to have you back! Also I don't know if you're still in Chicago but if you are you've probably already checked out Insect Asylum but if you HAVEN'T... well... you should. Also if you're not there anymore it's okay but if and when you visit you should check them out.
We don’t have cicadas in Germany (I think). At least I’ve never seen a cicada before so this video has been super interesting to me. I’ve always wondered why there are so many cicadas in literature and music but it makes so much sense now.
I live in brood V (2016) territory. It was a bad year for a number of reasons, as you can imagine. I basically didn't go outside the whole time.
I like your landscape paintings a lot, and the tardigrade painting is so cute!
This video bends my mind and makes me ponder life cycles! Cicadas are amazing.
glad your back 💖
Shaun Tan's book "Cicada" (2019) comes to my mind ... Thank you very much!
Cicadas are just cool, chunky, weird summer-time anime noise bugs.
I've used them in my music as a "shaker" kinda sound before.