Cicadas 2024, what will they sound like?

2024 will see a dual emergence of two broods of periodical cicadas! The 13 year Brook XIX and 17 year Brood XIII will both arrive this spring. It is possible the city of Springfield, IL will witness both broods emerging.

The Brood X periodical cicadas emerged in May, 2021. This video includes audio of the distinct calls made by the three different species of 17 year cicadas (Magicicada septendecim, Magicicada septendecula and Magicicada cassini. The 13 year cicada species includes Magicicada tredecim, Magicicada tredecassini, Magicicada tredecula and a new species discovered in 1998 called Magicicada neotredecim. The 13 year cicadas are nearly identical to the 17 year species in all traits other than how frequently they emerge.

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[WillowPt]

I am so glad you posted this. I thought I was going crazy when my cicadas didn't sound like my friend's cicadas. Now I know that I have been visited by M. cassinii whereas he has been receiving the aural gifts of M. septendecim. Love all their wild sounds.

[Lavendeer]

Thank you! The septemdecim cicadas are everywhere in my woods and they sound so cool! The cassini cicadas are soooo small!

I love them! Its cicada mania!❤🧡🖤

[juicebox]

Thank you for sharing. I was wondering why I heard several distinct sounds in my neighborhood and this video answered that!

[theweirdbugnerd]

I really like the ones that sound like really weird, almost creepy howling, I was catching a lot of cicadas last month and about one out of every hundred made that sound, it's very interesting

[lornaziegler]

My entire neighborhood sounds like the howling sound right now. Or some version of it. It is so EERIE! At first I thought it was some construction going on. But I hear the regular cicada sound and this other hollowing howling sound that seems to be surrounding us everywhere I go. My entire front of the house has been covered in the XIX brood this week as well as the trees. So makes sense.

[robinliten-tejada]

I'm loving every second of my cicadas! Thanks for providing the three different sounds.

[blorgle]

i miss them already... how am i supposed to wait another 16.5 years to see my favorite little fellas again!!!

[BraydenBachlott]

I've been absolutely loving the Brood X emergence so far! The various sounds they make are quite relaxing to listen to. Thank you for posting this!

[justinburnettemusic]

Crazy! Brood x! Yes I started hearing this a few days ago in NC!

[entrapta]

2024 here; I currently have a periodical cicada sitting on my hand. It was sitting beneath the side of my car, so I let it walk onto my hand and now it's just chilling there. It's cute!

[Avexxis]

The Septendecim sound like something much larger and more dangerous. The first time I heard it, I thought it was some kind of predator hunting one of my cats

[KirkandRA]

The cicadas where I live in Central Georgia sound like a 50s ray gun 🤨🤪

[JDski]

They are thick at my house in the hedges and trees. I love them. Sounds like summer. Can't wait to take them along fishing with me.

[donnaj]

We don't have them where I live, so I was very curious to hear what they sound like. I had no idea that different species have different songs, but it makes sense when you think of birds. Thank you for sharing!

[nickhammac]

The swarms are coming!! I'm honestly excited, this spawn should be spectacular!!!

[nathanparry]

The ones we get here in Sichuan sound like a freaking dentist drill!

[advantist]

everybody gangsta till you hear the second sound while sitting peacefully on your porch

[DougGrinbergs]

Very cool. Even cooler: spectrogram display for visual reference

[charlesmartin]

Today where I live the sound of millions of periodical cicadas have been silenced by a rainy day.

[neonflashsparkotron]

The swarm of cicadas has started in Oklahoma! Been hearing them all day smh