Great Southern Brood 2011

Magicicada Brood XIX 2011 - This is a cup full of Magicicada tredecassini. In the video, I call them "Brood 14", that they're actually Brood Nineteen, also known at the Great Southern Brood. You can actually hear them in the background on the video! It sounds like a constant whine, like a soft, jet engine in the distance. But I'm also hearing M. tredecim in the trees. The overall noise so far is impressive, but not painful. YET. In the next few weeks, it's going to get REALLY LOUD AROUND HERE! (To my fellow scientists: apologies for not putting the Latin names in proper italics. YouTube choked on the HTML for italics.)

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• cicada
• Brood XIX
• Great Southern Brood
• Magicicada M. tredecassini
• M. tredecim
• bugs
• insects
• periodic cicada
• 13-year cicada

[IonOtter]

Believe it or not, they're edible! If you've got a lot of them, catch them with a butterfly net. Sort them by males and females by holding them. If they buzz, let them go, it's a male. If not, keep them, it's a female. Her abdomen is full of fat! Put them in a bag and pop it in the freezer for 10 minutes to kill them.  Then clean off the wings and legs, stir-fry in a wok with a few tablespoons of smoking-hot sesame oil, fresh ginger, five-spice and pepper. Serve over rice or noodles!

[sophiasmommy88]

The noise has been puzzling me for WEEKS. And then yesterday I went out my back door and there are ALL THESE BUGS in the trees behind us. It scared me at first but they just fluttered from branch to branch. Then they finally had it on the news last night so its nice to have an explanation...

[FoxxCross]

Very cool man. Also.. you might want to invest in some good ear plugs this year..