• duckythescientist
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    7 months ago

    Where are you seeing dread? Most of the cicada news I’ve seen falls between “this is a cool curiosity” and “this happens regularly and is perfectly fine”. Also plenty of articles about eating them.

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      7 months ago

      The sound of an awoken brood looking to fuck is maddening and inescapable. I absolutely dread experiencing that again.

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        7 months ago

        I also don’t enjoy being dive bombed walking through the parking lot of the grocery store, and finding a couple stuck to my shirt when I get home