Exactly how loud are the #cicadas this year?

Well... I haven't seen or heard many at all near me in #AuroraIllinois, myself. But sections of the #Chicago suburbs are already seeing-- and hearing!-- a lot of them.

One Facebook friend in #Warrenville #Illinois posted this image of her SmartWatch, which was taking a sound measurement of the ones near her. (She has the red-eyed 17-year brood in her yard.)

Another commenter in northern Illinois said that it's as loud as if they're attending a rock concert.

#Cicada #Cicadas2024 #Cicadageddon #CicadaInvasion #Bugstodon #Insects #InsectSaturday #InsectsOfTheFediverse @science #SoundsOfNature

My local #ForestPreserve people have gone #viral for their comedy here...

Even if you're bug-phobic, you can watch this one without worries. No actual #cicada images are used to illustrate this "Lifecycle of the 17-Year Cicada" (produced by my local #DuPage County Forest Preserve District). There is very good reason why this wacky video is going viral on other platforms, and even earned a shout-out from #StephenColbert.

#Cicadas #Cicadapocalypse #Cicadageddon #CicadaInvasion #BroodXIX #Cicadadon #PublicServiceVideos #Bugstodon #Video #InstructionalVideo #BugsOfMastodon #Illinois #IllinoisWildlife #DuPageCounty #ViralVideo #Viral_Video #ViralVideos

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