Locusts 2024. For the first time in 221 years, two broods of cicadas (not locusts) that spend the vast majority of their lives underground will emerge, invading backyards in 17 states. Billions of cicadas will buzz this spring as two broods emerge at the same time.
Floyd shockley is planning a road trip to witness a rare natural event that will darken skies across much of the united states โ a convergence not of celestial bodies, but of two massive broods. One generation of limited spring breeding in saudi arabia and egypt;