Monday, May 23, 2011

Cicadas are disgusting, mmmmkay?

I don't know if you are aware of it or not, but we are in the middle of a Cicada invasion here in Nashville and throughout most of the south, I think.

They are absolutely CRAZY today, swarming all over like something out of a Hitchcock movie... and so loud. Deafening, really.

If you're unfamiliar with Cicadas, or just want to be grossed out, here is a crash course.

They come up from the ground, looking like this:



Then they land on the back of my house and do this crazy stuff....

 


 

 

(Look at those creepy eyebrow things!!)

And then before long they turn into this...



Leaving THIS behind:



I'm so glad this only happens once every 13 years.

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