A periodical cicada begins to molt from its nymph state on May 13, 2021 in Arlington, Virginia. - Once soil temperatures reach about 64°F, billions of periodical cicadas -- members of Brood X -- will emerge in fifteen states after living underground for 17 years to molt, mate and die within a matter of weeks. Some are waiting for their arrival with trepidation, others are curious what they might taste like: Americans are swapping tips on how best to weather the storm when billions of cicadas soon emerge after 17 years underground. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP) (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)
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A periodical cicada nymph clings to a tree branch on May 11, 2021 in Greenbelt, Maryland. - Some are waiting for their arrival with trepidation, others are curious what they might taste like: Americans are swapping tips on how best to weather the storm when billions of cicadas soon emerge after 17 years underground. (Photo by JIM WATSON / AFP) (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)
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The empty shell of a periodical cicada nymph clings to a tree after the adult insect molted on May 11, 2021 in Greenbelt, Maryland. - Some are waiting for their arrival with trepidation, others are curious what they might taste like: Americans are swapping tips on how best to weather the storm when billions of cicadas soon emerge after 17 years underground. (Photo by JIM WATSON / AFP) (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)
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A periodical cicada nymph clings to a tree branch on May 11, 2021 in Greenbelt, Maryland. - Some are waiting for their arrival with trepidation, others are curious what they might taste like: Americans are swapping tips on how best to weather the storm when billions of cicadas soon emerge after 17 years underground. (Photo by JIM WATSON / AFP) (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)
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The empty shell of a periodical cicada nymph clings to a tree after the adult insect molted on May 11, 2021 in Greenbelt, Maryland. - Some are waiting for their arrival with trepidation, others are curious what they might taste like: Americans are swapping tips on how best to weather the storm when billions of cicadas soon emerge after 17 years underground. (Photo by JIM WATSON / AFP) (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)
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A periodical cicada climbs a tree to higher branches on May 13, 2021 in Arlington, Virginia. - Once soil temperatures reach about 64°F, billions of periodical cicadas -- members of Brood X -- will emerge in fifteen states after living underground for 17 years to molt, mate and die within a matter of weeks. Some are waiting for their arrival with trepidation, others are curious what they might taste like: Americans are swapping tips on how best to weather the storm when billions of cicadas soon emerge after 17 years underground. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP) (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)
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A periodical cicada nymph molts from its shell as it clings to a tree after the adult insect molted on May 11, 2021 in Greenbelt, Maryland. - Some are waiting for their arrival with trepidation, others are curious what they might taste like: Americans are swapping tips on how best to weather the storm when billions of cicadas soon emerge after 17 years underground. (Photo by JIM WATSON / AFP) (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)
US-CICADA-ENVIRONMENT-NATURE-ANIMAL
A periodical cicada nymph clings to a tree branch on May 11, 2021 in Greenbelt, Maryland. - Some are waiting for their arrival with trepidation, others are curious what they might taste like: Americans are swapping tips on how best to weather the storm when billions of cicadas soon emerge after 17 years underground. (Photo by JIM WATSON / AFP) (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)
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A Magicicada periodical cicada rests on the arm of a child on May 16, 2021 in Arlington, Virginia. - Some are waiting for their arrival with trepidation, others are curious what they might taste like: Americans are swapping tips on how best to weather the storm when billions of cicadas soon emerge after 17 years underground.
Before invading parks and people's gardens, the insects have already conquered the airwaves, social media and newspapers, especially in parts of the eastern, central and southern United States where "Brood X" is due to emerge. (Photo by Olivier DOULIERY / AFP) (Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images)
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A Magicicada periodical cicada begins to molt from its nymph state as it clings to the branch of a tree on May 16, 2021 in Arlington, Virginia. - Some are waiting for their arrival with trepidation, others are curious what they might taste like: Americans are swapping tips on how best to weather the storm when billions of cicadas soon emerge after 17 years underground.
Before invading parks and people's gardens, the insects have already conquered the airwaves, social media and newspapers, especially in parts of the eastern, central and southern United States where "Brood X" is due to emerge. (Photo by Olivier DOULIERY / AFP) (Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images)
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A Magicicada periodical cicada is seen in the middle of empty cicadas shells, displayed by a child on the ground, on May 16, 2021 in Arlington, Virginia. - Some are waiting for their arrival with trepidation, others are curious what they might taste like: Americans are swapping tips on how best to weather the storm when billions of cicadas soon emerge after 17 years underground.
Before invading parks and people's gardens, the insects have already conquered the airwaves, social media and newspapers, especially in parts of the eastern, central and southern United States where "Brood X" is due to emerge. (Photo by Olivier DOULIERY / AFP) (Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images)
Brood X Cicada
UNITED STATES - MAY 16: A cicada climbs up a tree after molting from its nymph state at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Sunday morning, May 16, 2021. Billions of Brood X cicadas have begun to emerge after living underground for 17 years. (Photo by Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
Brood X Cicada
UNITED STATES - MAY 16: A cicada climbs up a tree after molting from its nymph state at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Sunday morning, May 16, 2021. Billions of Brood X cicadas have begun to emerge after living underground for 17 years. (Photo by Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
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A Magicicada periodical cicada rests on the arm of a child on May 16, 2021 in Arlington, Virginia. - Some are waiting for their arrival with trepidation, others are curious what they might taste like: Americans are swapping tips on how best to weather the storm when billions of cicadas soon emerge after 17 years underground.
Before invading parks and people's gardens, the insects have already conquered the airwaves, social media and newspapers, especially in parts of the eastern, central and southern United States where "Brood X" is due to emerge. (Photo by Olivier DOULIERY / AFP) (Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images)
Brood X cicadas emerge from the ground along First Street on
BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA, UNITED STATES - 2021/05/14: Brood X cicadas emerge from the ground along First Street on Vinegar Hill in Bloomington, Indiana.
Billions of cicadas are expected to emerge this year in Indiana and several other states after living in the ground for 17 years. (Photo by Jeremy Hogan/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
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