Emergence started yesterday in Villa Park. There are easily seven billion of these things in my yard. It's gonna get really loud and really stinky soon. At least the dog gets some snacks out of it.

went for a walk before work on friday and saw normandy beach level carcasses on the sidewalks. these fuckers are the dumbest things nature produced.

Nothing (yet) here in Arlington Heights. Not surprising, since we didn't have any the last time, either. MANY have bagged their little tender trees and shrubs. I hope I am wrong (I like cicadas) but guessing they wasted their money.

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"I honestly don't see a good bet on the board here."

Our outbreak started about three weeks ago, now the "transformer about to explode" noise is gone. My neighborhood was built up at the same time as the last breed date, so we don't have many on our block as most of them ended up buried under houses and driveways. I find one or two dead ones on my driveway each day, I suspect that my gutters are full of them from the two old trees which rise above the house.

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"When people want their version of the truth, they go find it, no matter how baseless their beliefs." -- Ken Rosenthal

Theyre kind of cool in a novelty way but once they start screaming en masse everyone wishes they were dead.

So was mine. I wonder if that's why I haven't seen any?

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