My Nature Photography: 2024 CICADAS! red-eyed insects of 17-year Brood XIII and 13-year Brood XIX emerge together from hibernation for the first time since 1803 in President Thomas Jefferson’s first term.

FEATURE Image: June 8, 2024 6.87mb 8154 Since late May 2024 Illinois has been the epicenter of an historic emergence of two broods of  trillions of cicadas whose buzzing presence is expected to continue into July. The Northern Illinois Brood (Brood XIII) came out of the soil on schedule during its 17-year cycle. In 2024 there … Continue reading My Nature Photography: 2024 CICADAS! red-eyed insects of 17-year Brood XIII and 13-year Brood XIX emerge together from hibernation for the first time since 1803 in President Thomas Jefferson’s first term.