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The ‘cicadalypse’ is about to hit Chicago for the first time since 1803
If you live in the Midwest or the Southeast, you know the cicadas are coming. And if you live in Chicago, you know the ...
A trillion cicadas will emerge in the next few weeks. This hasn’t happened since 1803
Cicadas, winged buggy noisemakers whose relatives include leaf-hoppers and spittle bugs, come in two varieties: the annual ...
Cicada emergence imminent in Chicago as soil temperature reaches 64 degrees
Tuesday May 14. Could it be? The 8” underground cicada temp is 64°, 8 mi NE of ORD. They like to come out to play at 64°. A ...
Cicadas: When are they the loudest?
When they emerged three years ago, readings put the high-pitched sound in the 90 to 100 decibels range. By comparison, that ...
Illinois cicadas, loud but harmless, expected to make historic emergence in mid- to late May
Reports of sightings are likely individual “stragglers” that have come out too early or from people who have taken a shovel ...
Show us your videos of cicadas in the Chicago area
In the Chicago area, the 17-year cicadas, along with the much larger annual, or Dog Day cicadas, are expected. ABC7 Chicago wants to see your cicada videos. If your footage is chosen, you might see it ...
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When are cicadas coming to Chicago?
The southern half of Illinois will see the appearance of Brood XIX, also known as the Great Southern Brood, which emerges ...
Cicadas pee from trees. And they urinate a lot, new study finds.
As if lying dormant in the dirt for 17 years isn't weird enough, cicadas possess another bizarre habit: they pee like crazy, ...
As cicadas descend on Chicago, this iconic spot is declaring itself a ‘cicada-free zone'
As cicadas slowly begin to burrow up from the ground and plan to spread across the area, one iconic Chicago location will ...