1.6M views · 1.6K reactions | The CICADA INVASION OF 2024 has begun! Check out these trees in Western Springs, Illinois! Residents here tell me the 17 year cicadas emerged practically overnight. Now there are millions covering grass and trees in the area. They are harmless and fun to watch. It will be interesting to see what it’s like here when they start flying around! Have you seen any #cicadas yet?! | Marcus Leshock | Facebook

More than a trillion noisy, inch-long cicadas are set to emerge from underground this spring to embark on the final leg of their lifetimes, in a massive co-emergence that hasn't been seen in more than 200 years. Watch a guide to the emergence: https://ti.me/3UrZ0XY | TIME

Being the loudest of all insects, the Cicada finds mates with dulcet tones - similar to that of a chainsaw. | National Geographic Animals

The great cicada emergence of 2024 is underway in the Midwest. This is what these bugs look, sound, smell, feel and taste like. https://apnews.com/article/cicada-invasion-buzz-alien-illinois-bugs-ab82f46e224ea56a44302a3b569e8074 | AP