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tagsIf you recall, Lance wrote about his Cicada infestation. Today, I went over to work from his house since lightning had zotted my phone and internet last night.
This event, which he documented on the 8th of the month, continues unabated. Plus, apparently his street qualifies for world-wide news.
Today, we ran across videographers from the BBC & Discovery, filming these suckers.
Here Lance speaks with one of the filmers.
The cicadas also provide spooky, anxiety-creating soundtrack from the woods above his house. The people with the funny accents were recording that also.
The sheer number of insects that are dead, dying, molting, and emerging-from-the-ground is truly stunning.
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That last picture is really creepy.
This evening I went next door to see what it was like there, and there was literally an army of them in his backyard crawling towards the largest maple tree. The ground was moving under our feet like an Indiana Jones movie. As Jones would say, "Bugs - why'd it have to be bugs?"
Our dogs are very well feed these days.