17-Year Cicadas Set to Emerge This Year in Virginia, West Virginia, & North Carolina
POTUS hints at Easter….Rebirth/Transformation???
Many residents in Virginia, West Virginia and a handful of communities in North Carolina should prepare themselves for what may amount to hundreds of millions of cicadas this year. Scientists say Brood IX of the 17-year periodical cicadas of eastern North America are set to emerge from the earth this spring.
Though there are annual cicadas which emerge every year, it is important for Appalachian residents to note that in addition to the annual cicadas, there are at least 23 different broods in the United States, whose life cycles have them emerging either every 13 years or every 17 years all at once; from time to time these broods can even overlap and even share territory.
This year is Southwest Virginia and Southern West Virginia’s top broods’ turn, with outlier hatchings taking place as far south as North Carolina.
The complicated life cycle of cicadas is one of mystery, fascination and intrigue:
Nearly all cicadas spend years underground as juveniles, before emerging above ground for a short adult stage of several weeks to a few months. They emerge as adults all at once in the same year. This periodicity is especially remarkable because their lifecycles are so long—13 or 17 years.
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http://appalachianmagazine.com/2020/03/04/17-year-cicadas-set-to-emerge-this-year-in-virginia-west-virginia-north-carolina/
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https://www.cicadamania.com/cicadas/what-do-cicadas-symbolize/
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_eclipse_of_August_21%2C_2017