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May 17, 2013, 5:20 AM
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Cicada Invasion
This photo provided by the University of Connecticut shows a cicada in Pipestem State Park in West Virginia on May 27, 2003. Any day now, cicadas with bulging red eyes will creep out of the ground after 17 years and overrun the East Coast with the awesome power of numbers. Big numbers. Billions. Maybe even a trillion. For a few buggy weeks, residents from North Carolina to Connecticut will be outnumbered by 600 to 1. Maybe more. And the invaders will be loud. A chorus of buzzing male cicadas can rival a jet engine. (AP Photo/University of Connecticut, Chirs Simon)
AP Photo/University of Connecticut, Chirs Simon
Cicada on tree branch at Julia J. Metz Wetlands Bank in Woodbridge (Provided by Jim Facciolli)
Provided by Jim Facciolli
One noisy cicada (Provided by Matt)
Provided by Matt
Cicadas (Provided by Tam Ngo)
Provided by Tam Ngo
A loose cicada hangs out on a window in South Riding, Va. (Provided by Nathan Ashworth)
Provided by Nathan Ashworth
A cicada warms its wings on a fence. (Provided by Christina Bennett)
Provided by Christina Bennett
Cicada nestling in my Spotsylvania garden. (Provided by Vicki Lindberg)
Provided by Vicki Lindberg
dare devil! (Provided by Stewart and new friend )
Provided by Stewart and new friend
In Manassas (Provided by Kristen Reynolds )
Provided by Kristen Reynolds
Kenia Mendoza sent WTOP this photo of her kids "having a blast catching cicadas." (Courtesy of Kenia Mendoza/Twitter)
Courtesy of Kenia Mendoza/Twitter
New cicadas still emerging every day. Lisa Andrews Holt tweeted this photo May 24. (Provided by @Soccermama87 Lisa Andrews Holt )
Provided by @Soccermama87 Lisa Andrews Holt
New cicadas still emerging every day. Lisa Andrews Holt tweeted this photo May 24. (Provided by @Soccermama87 Lisa Andrews Holt)
Provided by @Soccermama87 Lisa Andrews Holt
Kailey the Cicada Hunter scores a catch in Bristow VA (Provided by Colleen Ryan Smith)
Provided by Colleen Ryan Smith
Plant covered in cicada (Provided by Matt_T)
Provided by Matt_T
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Cicada in final exoskeleton shedding. (Provided by Ellen Perkins)
Provided by Ellen Perkins
Cicada (Provided by Chris Rinehart)
Provided by Chris Rinehart
Cicada on tree Rixeyville VA (Provided by Melissa Ranslem)
Provided by Melissa Ranslem
Cicada coming out of shell/Rixeyville VA (Provided by Melissa Ranslem)
Provided by Melissa Ranslem
Ci-ci-ci-cadas in Lake Ridge. (Provided by Joe)
Provided by Joe
Cicadas in Bristow, Va. on 5-20-13 (Provided by Tom Knoll )
Provided by Tom Knoll
Shots taken with a 60 mm macro lens in Triangle, Va., on May 17. (Provided by "Janet K. Hawkins" )
Provided by "Janet K. Hawkins"
Shots taken with a 60 mm macro lens in Triangle, VA, on May 17. (Provided by "Janet K. Hawkins" )
Provided by "Janet K. Hawkins"
May Cicada anyone? (Provided by Kristina Forbess)
Provided by Kristina Forbess
Lego Lord Garmadon vs. Cicada (Provided by Kristina Brough )
Provided by Kristina Brough
Coming up out of the ground backwards, the cicadas are leaving small holes all over the yards. (Provided by Jeramie D'Orta )
Provided by Jeramie D'Orta
Cicada invasion! (Provided by Jean Trochanowski )
Provided by Jean Trochanowski
In Delaplane. Shedding their shells. (Provided by Dan Kutruff )
Provided by Dan Kutruff
Cicada invasion! (Provided by Jean Trochanowski )
Provided by Jean Trochanowski
Cicada invasion! (Provided by Jean Trochanowski )
Provided by Jean Trochanowski
Empty Shell, Spotsylvania, Va. (Provided by Raymond Rhoderick )
Provided by Raymond Rhoderick
No sitting on my patio furniture these days. Exoskeletons cling to the furniture with hundreds more scattered underneath. (Provided by Lisa Funkhouser )
Provided by Lisa Funkhouser
A small sample of the hundreds (maybe thousands) of exoskeletons under our maple tree. (Provided by Lisa Funkhouser )
Provided by Lisa Funkhouser
The first cicada I found in my yard. (Provided by Lisa Bouzaidi )
Provided by Lisa Bouzaidi
This little guy flew right past my head and landed on one of my patio chair= s. (Provided by Tammy )
Provided by Tammy
Don't look up! In Spotsylvania, Va. (Provided by Raymond Rhoderick )
Provided by Raymond Rhoderick
Spotsylvania, Va. (Provided by Raymond Rhoderick )
Provided by Raymond Rhoderick
"My first 2013 cicada." (Provided by Kelly Price)
Provided by Kelly Price
"Cicadas are singing up a storm in the Great Mills area of St. Mary's County. These are their molts (shells)." (WTOP/Michelle Basch)
WTOP/Michelle Basch
"At night you can hear the nymphs crawling." (Provided by Lisa Andrews Holt)
Provided by Lisa Andrews Holt
"Thursday morning. Not the smartest place to hang out." (Provided by Edward Shipley)
Provided by Edward Shipley
"New adult." (Provided by Lisa Andrews Holt)
Provided by Lisa Andrews Holt
"Underside, new adult." (Provided by Lisa Andrews Holt)
Provided by Lisa Andrews Holt
"Found this guy (or girl) hanging out on my back door. They're here ..." (Provided by John Jordan)
Provided by John Jordan
"Grounded due to rain." (Provided by Lisa Andrews Holt)
Provided by Lisa Andrews Holt
"Clifton, Fairfax County." (Provided by Lisa Andrews Holt)
Provided by Lisa Andrews Holt
"Max loves eating cicadas." (Provided by Lisa Andrews Holt)
Provided by Lisa Andrews Holt
(Provided by Lisa Andrews Holt)
Provided by Lisa Andrews Holt
"Lucy and Raven like them too." (Provided by Lisa Andrews Holt)
Provided by Lisa Andrews Holt
"Don't think Bella likes them!" (Provided by Lisa Andrews Holt)
Provided by Lisa Andrews Holt
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Hanging around on a mock orange (Provided by Kate Brown )
Provided by Kate Brown
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Silhouetted. (Provided by Kate Brown )
Provided by Kate Brown
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Freshly molted vs. a few hours old (Provided by Kate Brown )
Provided by Kate Brown
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On a bunny statue (Provided by Kate Brown )
Provided by Kate Brown
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Owner of the husk (I think!) (Provided by Kate Brown )
Provided by Kate Brown
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Nymph husk (Provided by Kate Brown )
Provided by Kate Brown
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More cicadas on the fence (Provided by Kate Brown )
Provided by Kate Brown
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Cicada on a fence (Provided by Kate Brown )
Provided by Kate Brown
Cicada
The D.C. region will be spared from this year's brood 5 cicada invasion, but other states along the East Coast won't be so lucky. The bugs are expected to make their 2016 appearance at the end of May. (Photo provided by Kate Brown )
Photo provided by Kate Brown
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Friday afternoon. (Provided by Kary Forth )
Provided by Kary Forth
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Hundreds were in action Friday night in our Haymarket front yard. (Provided by Kary Forth )
Provided by Kary Forth
Provided by Kristina Forbess.
"OMGoodness. The CICADAS are here. They are covering the tires of one of our SMCPS teacher's car tire." (Provided by Michael J. Martirano, superintendent of St. Mary's County Public Schools)
They have come back in Springfield, Va. (Provided by Joe Montoya)
Provided by Joe Montoya
Cicadas in Nokesville, VA (Provided by Carol McGuire )
Provided by Carol McGuire
I have several trees with this many and more at the bottom in Nokesville, Va. (Provided by Carol McGuire)
Provided by Carol McGuire
Kristina D'Ambrosino in Alexandria says she expects this will be "the first of many" cicadas in her neighborhood. (Provided by Kristina D'Ambrosino)
Provided by Kristina D'Ambrosino
Mark Fine in Fauquier County saw a cicada climbing out of a hole. Now they're on his tree leaves. (Provided by Mark Fine)
Provided by Mark Fine
Lauren Smith saw this cicada in Spotsylvania County, Va. (Provided by Lauren Smith)
Provided by Lauren Smith
WTOP's Neal Augenstein gives a tutorial on how to send us a photo of cicadas.(Provided by Lauren Smith)
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