We can expect a dual emergence of cicadas this spring leading to a once in a lifetime occurrence...gross!!!
Billions of cicadas are expected to emerge this spring in an occurrence that has been described as "once in a lifetime" -- and Illinois will be at the center of it.
The 2024 cicada explosion will see two different broods of cicadas - one that lives on a 13-year cycle and another on a 17-year cycle - emerging from underground at the same time.
The rare dual emergence hasn't happened since 1803.
"While any given 13-year brood and 17-year brood can occasionally emerge at the same time, each specific pair will see their cycles aligned only once every 221 years," NBC News reported. "What’s more, this year’s cicada groups, known as Brood XIII and Brood XIX, happened to make their homes adjacent to one another, with a narrow overlap in central Illinois."
Well, so much for looking forward to the spring.