Double Cicada Brood 2024 – Google Doodle Celebrates Cicada-Geddon Event

The Double Cicada Brood Event, in which two groups of cicadas — brood XIII and XIX — will emerge from the earth at the same time, is celebrated by Google animated Doodle.

Animated Google Doodle honors “cicada-geddon,” the event on which two cicada broods, XIII and XIX, will begin to emerge from the soil. It is both unusual and uncommon to witness this kind of thing. These two broods haven’t been seen together in the United States for over 200 years! Every 17 years, brood XII emerges in the Midwest, and every 13 years, brood XIX spreads throughout the Midwest and Southeast. That implies both groups of cicadas will be present simultaneously in some states, like Illinois!

These two-inch-long, iridescent-winged, bright red bugs emerge when the temperature reaches approximately 64°F. Cicadas only spend about five weeks above ground before disappearing for a further 13 or 17 years. Even though we only see cicadas for a short while, they have some of the longest lifespans of any insect because of this underground phase.

Try not to get bothered by the cicada shells that are piling up on sidewalks and trees and the buzzing that fills your ears. These awkward insects don’t bite, sting, or contain poison. They fly by the trillions. Furthermore, a lot of forecasts indicate that they’ll be gone by late June, leaving a feast for local animals like raccoons and birds.

These two-inch-long, iridescent-winged, bright red bugs emerge when the temperature reaches approximately 64°F. Cicadas only spend about five weeks above ground before disappearing for a further 13 or 17 years. Even though we only see cicadas for a short while, they have some of the longest lifespans of any insect because of this underground phase.

Try not to get bothered by the cicada shells that are piling up on sidewalks and trees and the buzzing that fills your ears. These awkward insects don’t bite, sting, or contain poison. They fly by the trillions. Furthermore, a lot of forecasts indicate that they’ll be gone by late June, leaving a feast for local animals like raccoons and birds.

The two broods this year, the 17-year Brood XIII in the Midwest and the 13-year Brood XIX mostly in the Southeast are not expected to emerge together for another 221 years, if at all, until 2245.

Owing to favorable circumstances and warm soil temperatures, cicadas from both broods have already emerged above ground, and their emergence is well underway.

Here’s where you can find cicadas above ground this year.

Cicada map for 2024: See where Broods XIII and XIX are expected to appear

It was predicted that the two cicada broods would emerge in a total of 17 states in the Midwest and South. They emerge in many states in April and May and continue into late June, or at least until the soil eight inches below the surface reaches 64 degrees.

When Thomas Jefferson was president in 1803, the two broods last came together.

The Cicada apocalypse will arrive in a state near you in 2024

A regular, if unpleasant, and skin-crawling, aspect of life in North America is the periodical cicadas. The insects, which are about an inch long, go through five juvenile stages and spend 13–17 years underground before forcing their way to the surface.

They emerge in brooding groups like clockwork to shed their skins (which make some tasty bird snacks) and head for the trees, just like Satan’s red-eyed hellspawn. Even though a single brood of cicadas can make your skin crawl, this year offers a once-in-a-lifetime “treat.” The 17-year Brood XIII in the Midwest and the 13-year Brood XIX in the Southeast will both be released simultaneously.

Given that humanity has caused the extinction of millions of stunning and captivating species, why haven’t these bugs gone straight to Hell along with them? Because that is where they originated, directly from the devil’s creative mind.

The last juvenile stage of cicadas, known as nymphs, emerges like a terrifying nightmare from the earth when soil temperatures drop to about 64 degrees Fahrenheit, about 7 to 8 inches below the surface. They then scatter their empty shells like crunchy ghosts.

According to some estimates, up to 1.5 million cicadas could emerge per acre, ready to fornicate and scream until they please. That is until their years-long mission of repopulation finally comes to an end, and they start dying off in large numbers. The enormous bugs aren’t harmful, despite their terrifying appearance and sound, but they are extremely obnoxious.

They don’t have much time for manners, as one unfortunate TikToker discovered, as they only have four weeks to find a mate and procreate. It is advisable to carry hats, face shields, or hair covers because the insects can become entangled in longer hairstyles and smash wildly into anything that gets in their way. In certain places, there will be millions of chirping singles per acre, ready to mingle all around you.

But there is good news. No, cicadas don’t bite, sting, or spread disease. The females’ potential to lay eggs in young trees and possibly harm them is the only issue that homeowners may have to deal with. Cicadas experience thirst during their brief topside excursion, but they don’t even eat during that time. They are a high-protein snack for the willing. They are reported to taste like asparagus.

Fortunately, Cicadas will remain a fleeting fear for the majority of the world’s internet users. However, life is about to get loud for people in the following states, particularly for those in Springfield, Illinois, which is predicted to have the greatest number of convergences.

• Alabama
• Arkansas
• Illinois
• Iowa
• Mississippi
• Missouri
• North Carolina
• Tennessee
• Virginia
• West Virginia
• Wisconsin

There is more to the celebration. Although cicadas are expected in some areas of the following states, most of the states will remain unaffected.

• Colorado
• Georgia
• Maryland
• New York
• Louisiana
• Texas

Positively, the cicadas have only four weeks left before they disappear like flies once their romantic preamble ends.

Where are the cicadas already out in 2024?

As the brood spreads throughout the Midwest and Southeast, adult periodical cicadas from Brood XIX are currently finishing their emergence, according to Cicada Safari, an app designed to track cicadas that was created by Cincinnati, Ohio’s Mount St. Joseph University.

Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia are among the states where they have been seen on the app.

According to the tracking service, brood XIII has begun to appear in Wisconsin, Iowa, and Indiana, as well as in the Chicago region and central and northern Illinois, specifically in the Peoria and Champaign areas.

What is a brood?

Broods are defined by the University of Connecticut as “all periodical cicadas of the same life cycle type that emerge in a given year.”

A brood of cicadas consists of several insect species with disparate evolutionary backgrounds. It’s possible that these species joined the brood at different times or from various sources. Because they all live in the same area and emerge at around the same time, these various species are grouped together under the brood.

When will the cicadas emerge from the ground?

Cicadas’ lifespan is determined by the size of their brood and whether they are a periodic or annual species.

This summer, there will be two periodical broods: Brood XIX, with a life cycle of 13 years, and Brood XIII, with a life cycle of 17 years.

Periodical cicadas are only a few weeks above ground, dying three to six weeks after they first emerge, once the male and female have mated and the latter has laid her eggs.

This means that a large number of this year’s periodical cicadas are expected to die in June, though depending on when they emerged, some may die off in late May or early July.

Annual cicadas’ nymphs spend two to five years underground, according to the Missouri Department of Conservation. The reason for the name “annual” cicadas is that certain individuals in the species molt annually.

Why do cicadas make so much noise?

For all that screeching, you’ll have to thank the male cicadas. According to Britannica, male cicadas create congregational songs and synchronize their calls to mark territory and attract females. Before mating, they also make a courtship call.

The loudest cicadas are the periodic 13-year and 17-year broods, in part because of their large number that emerges all at once.

Therefore, there’s no need to get too depressed when this cicada party ends because another group will return soon!