Cicadas gone till 2021
Posted: Sat Jul 10, 2004 9:04 pm
Seem Quieter? Cicadas Are Gone
POSTED: 6:42 pm EDT July 10, 2004
UPDATED: 6:59 pm EDT July 10, 2004
COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- Their droning love songs have faded, and the carcasses that littered sidewalks have washed away.
The cicadas are gone.
Over the past two months, billions of the insects appeared throughout the mid-Atlantic region, and in portions of the south and parts of Ohio and Indiana. The next generation, however, is just beginning its 17-year life cycle.
Within the next few weeks, billions of eggs left in tree branches will hatch and rain down tiny white nymphs no bigger than sesame seeds. They'll burrow into the earth and won't emerge until 2021.
Most people won't notice the nymphs since they're so small. But if seen in the right light, they'll look like small sparkles raining out of trees.
Copyright 2004 by The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed
POSTED: 6:42 pm EDT July 10, 2004
UPDATED: 6:59 pm EDT July 10, 2004
COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- Their droning love songs have faded, and the carcasses that littered sidewalks have washed away.
The cicadas are gone.
Over the past two months, billions of the insects appeared throughout the mid-Atlantic region, and in portions of the south and parts of Ohio and Indiana. The next generation, however, is just beginning its 17-year life cycle.
Within the next few weeks, billions of eggs left in tree branches will hatch and rain down tiny white nymphs no bigger than sesame seeds. They'll burrow into the earth and won't emerge until 2021.
Most people won't notice the nymphs since they're so small. But if seen in the right light, they'll look like small sparkles raining out of trees.
Copyright 2004 by The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed
