The Cicadas are coming! After seventeen years underground, Cicadas will emerge this spring near almost everywhere near Ohio University. The group of cicadas is known as “Brood X”. There will be billions of cicadas emerging from the ground in April and May. Cicadas emit a loud noise that acts as a mating call. They will be heard all throughout the region. They will be heard by students in nearly every Athens Ohio Student Rental. Cicadas can make up to 90 decibels of noise. That is about the same as a lawnmower being used by a landlord of an Athens Ohio Student Rental. Athens has many trees and greenery, so they will likely be heard in much of Athens.
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Some people worry that cicadas will bite. You should not be afraid of this. Cicadas do not bite because they lack the mouth structure to do so. Instead, mouth funnels suck up tree juices to feed. Often confused with locusts, which do destroy crops, cicadas refrain from this type of damage. Also, they will not destroy your apartment.
Eating cicadas is okay according to experts. They probably do not taste great. Some people have also tried dipping them in chocolate. Eating cicadas is keto diet- friendly. They are also very high in protein. It is okay if your dog or cat living at an Athens Ohio Student Rental eats them. If you are allergic to shellfish you may be allergic to cicadas. They are related to shrimp, crabs and lobsters.
Even if you hate them you should not use insecticide. It will have no effect on the cicadas. Even if you kill a few cicadas, they will be replaced. Cicadas will not be everywhere like some people think. They concentrate in many forested areas. Additionally, cicadas are good to use as bait for fishing. Fish seem to really enjoy eating them. Many fisherman also look forward to the coming of cicadas. Cicadas may find their way into your Athens Ohio Student Rental. You should not be scared of them because they are harmless.
The cicadas will only be around for the summer months. By fall they will disappear again for many years. You also will no longer hear them from your Athens Ohio Student Rental. One thing you might see this summer is an increase in the amount of copperheads you see. Copperheads love to feed on cicadas. It is very interesting how our ecosystem works.
