‘Cicada Invasion 2024’ has people freaking out — and uploading creepy viral videos: ‘We are under attack’

‘Cicada Invasion 2024’ has people freaking out — and uploading creepy viral videos: ‘We are under attack’

Americans are bugging out. Large swaths of the continental United States are living in a Hitchcockian nightmare, as biblically-proportioned, boisterous swarms of cicadas — the most in over 220 years — have overtaken the great outdoors as the weather warms up. The historically massive invasion — estimated to number in the trillions — has become everyday social media … Read more

Would you try a cicada salad? The pervasive pest lands it way on New Orleans menu

Would you try a cicada salad? The pervasive pest lands it way on New Orleans menu

As the nation prepares for trillions of red-eyed bugs known as periodical cicadas to emerge, it’s worth noting that they’re not just annoying, noisy pests — if prepared properly, they can also be tasty to eat. Blocks away from such French Quarter fine-dining stalwarts as Antoine’s and Brennan’s, the Audubon Insectarium in New Orleans has long served … Read more

Spring 2024 may be buzzing with ‘explosion’ of more than 1 trillion cicadas for first time in 221 years

Spring 2024 may be buzzing with ‘explosion’ of more than 1 trillion cicadas for first time in 221 years

It sounds like spring 2024 will be abuzzing as more than a trillion cicadas are expected to appear across the U.S. For the first time in 221 years, the two groupings of cicadas, brood XIX and XIII, will emerge from the underground in 17 states across the country, according to Fox Weather. Some of the … Read more