Seems like a sort of invasion! Billions of cicadas are expected to attack the East Coast of the United States during this spring, reports the Inquisitr on April 7, 2013. Reportedly, these Brood II cicadas have been hibernating for the past 17 years.
The large insects resembling cricket are expected to make a buzz that can be compared to the intensity of a New York subway train’s sound.
Although the cicadas are spotted annually on the East Coast, in the South, and in the Midwest United States, yet the 17-year cycle insects seem to outnumber the yearly ones.
Known as the Brood II cicada, this insect is known to spend approximately its entire life under the ground feeding off tree roots.
The Inquisitr quoted Craig Gibbs, an entomologist at the Wildlife Conservation Society’s Queens Zoo saying: “Brood II is a periodic cicada that hatches out every 17 years.
"The specific thing about these 17-year cicadas is they are going to be a very dark colored body. They have really bright red eyes, and they also have bright red wing veins.”
He explained further that billions of cicadas will bombard the residents along the East Coast between mid-April and late May with millions of the insects per square mile.
These insects are harmless to both trees and humans, but their noise is really annoying.
Would you like to see these cicadas when they will appear on the surface?
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