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2021-05-18 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-

Cicadas with blood-red eyes emerge in DC

Brood X sightings have begun — here's why these cicadas have emerged after 17 years pic.twitter.com/2o4l9BcilX
— Seeker (@Seeker) May 14, 2021

Oh, noze! Not cicadas with blood red eyes! Oh, hold me, Ethel! I'm so very frightened!
[FOXNEWS] D.C. is among the Eastern Seaboard regions considered to be ground zero for this year’s crop of trillions of emerging cicadas.

Posted by Fred 2021-05-18 00:00|| || Front Page|| [10 views ] Top

#1 A favorite food for copperheads.

Posted by Glenmore 2021-05-18 00:36|| 2021-05-18 00:36|| Front Page Top

#2 An insect that looks like a prominent Chicago mayor. Proving once again, Gawd has a sense of humor.

Posted by Besoeker 2021-05-18 00:39|| 2021-05-18 00:39|| Front Page Top

#3 I find the intersection of apocalyptic emergences and the locale....unsettling....if not unexpected.

Posted by Mercutio 2021-05-18 08:20|| 2021-05-18 08:20|| Front Page Top

#4 Why have they emerged after 17 years? Because that's their lifecycle. They spend 17 years as a grub gnawing on tree roots, then climb up the tree, shed their skin, take flight, mate, and die.

Posted by Rob Crawford 2021-05-18 14:48|| 2021-05-18 14:48|| Front Page Top

#5 #2 - and so do you. Well done

Posted by Frank G 2021-05-18 15:22|| 2021-05-18 15:22|| Front Page Top

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