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Cicadas with blood-red eyes emerge in DC

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Posted By: Katie Doyle, 5/17/2021 7:53:05 AM

Eerie stunning photos captured Brood X cicadas with blood-red eyes emerging from their shells in Washington, D.C., on Sunday after 17 years of hibernation. The creepy insects push out of their casings in the ground looking pale with yellow wings before their skeletons harden and turn brown — and they fly off in droves to mate, creating their telltale deafening buzz.

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And they're indistinguishable from Washington Democrats.

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Reply 1 - Posted by: Flyball Dogs 5/17/2021 8:05:48 AM (No. 788031)
They resemble Nancy.
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Reply 2 - Posted by: Maggie2u 5/17/2021 8:07:19 AM (No. 788036)
Oh, for crying out loud OP...anyone can tell the difference between an insect and a rat.
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Reply 3 - Posted by: Skinnydip 5/17/2021 8:09:14 AM (No. 788038)
Big deal. We have them in North Texas every year.
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Reply 4 - Posted by: Strike3 5/17/2021 8:17:41 AM (No. 788052)
I'm sure the Bible has something to say about this.
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Reply 5 - Posted by: FunOne 5/17/2021 8:29:42 AM (No. 788069)
These locusts only inhabit Washington, DC every 17 years. The truly dangerous ones have massed there permanently.
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Reply 6 - Posted by: udanja99 5/17/2021 8:36:46 AM (No. 788076)
I was in the DC area 17 years ago for the last hatching. For 2 weeks you could not hear yourself think from the noise and you couldn’t walk down a sidewalk without dodging them. But I like them and have several ceramic and china versions of them. In France it is considered good luck to have one in your house and their likeness can be found on those colorful and lovely table linens and fabrics from Provence.
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Reply 7 - Posted by: thatsomewhereplace 5/17/2021 8:49:31 AM (No. 788096)
Ah! Bill Gates should be happy. You know. He said we must eat cicadas. Replace meat. The bugs are a bit crunchy. Can't think of a better place to serve up a tasty meal of cicadas...DC. Here's to ya dems. Don't forget the dental floss.
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Reply 8 - Posted by: Bazi 5/17/2021 8:58:19 AM (No. 788109)
Yep.I live in the DMV. They are emerging and they are especially gross in the metamorphosis stages. One of our dogs likes to eats the squirmy ones and then throws up later. It's going to get hot this week ,so I expect the cicada activity and noise will increase substantially.😬 #6 Interesting.
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Reply 9 - Posted by: Rather Read 5/17/2021 9:23:16 AM (No. 788135)
I was in Tennessee the last time they hatched. I could hear them through the car with the air conditioner on. I stopped at a gas station to fill up and they were landing all over me. I didn't mind. Cicadas don't bite or sting and I have always found them fascinating. The other species comes out every summer when it gets hot and I find their buzzing to be soothing. They aren't as loud as the 17 year cicada.
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Reply 10 - Posted by: Kate318 5/17/2021 9:50:41 AM (No. 788180)
LOL!!! This is a headline just begging for a punchline.
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Reply 11 - Posted by: MDConservative 5/17/2021 9:52:21 AM (No. 788182)
I won't miss this. The last infestation was memorable. Fried cicadas, anyone? Tastes like chicken...
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Reply 12 - Posted by: downnout 5/17/2021 11:01:44 AM (No. 788302)
What a perfect metaphor for the DC sewer!
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Reply 13 - Posted by: DVC 5/17/2021 11:06:11 AM (No. 788311)
Every 17 years, ready or not. I think they are cool. And I like the sound.
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Reply 14 - Posted by: dst4life 5/17/2021 11:22:53 AM (No. 788338)
Let's make a comparison between cicadas and Nancy Pelosi, since the former will be inhabiting DC this summer. What do they have in common? Cicadas can fly because they have wings. Pelosi can fly because she keeps a broomstick behind her door in her Capitol office. The cicadas have red eyes. So does Pelosi after her drinking binges. Cicadas make a lot of noise by rubbing their wings together. Pelosi makes a lot of noise by flapping her lips. Cicadas' noises drown out nearly everything around them. Pelosi drowns out other people's voices with her constant screeching. And how are they different? The cicadas aren't complaining that their laptop computers are missing. Pelosi's computer apparently got wings and flew away . . . the FBI thought it flew to Alaska. This brings me to my wish: that the cicadas would make their way into the Capitol every day this summer, since they are the only means of drowning out Nancy Pelosi.
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Reply 15 - Posted by: red1066 5/17/2021 2:38:20 PM (No. 788510)
My ears haven't recovered since the last outbreak.
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Reply 16 - Posted by: swarfer 5/17/2021 6:01:09 PM (No. 788686)
Hopefully they can drown out the wacko liberal democrats.
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Reply 17 - Posted by: enemyofthestate 5/17/2021 7:17:35 PM (No. 788746)
That Cortez twit?
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Reply 18 - Posted by: XCenturion 5/17/2021 8:20:22 PM (No. 788809)
Are they talking about an insect or the residents of DC?
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Reply 19 - Posted by: ColonialAmerican1623 5/18/2021 2:07:17 AM (No. 789003)
I need a new flyswatter.
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