CNN's Manu Raju has cicada crawling up his lapel. CNN's Chief Cicada Correspondent. LOL

[IcyPeas]

OMG they are Huge!1!!

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[malaise]

1. On Wednesday and yesterday during our morning walk

we heard the most noise ever from crickets. In 39 years I have never heard them that loud.
I mentioned the cicada problem in the US om Wednesday. It was really odd.

[IcyPeas]

2. similarly the past few years we've been getting mosquitos (SoCal)

I never had a mosquito bite here, ever, until 2 summers ago and they are back this year too.

Don't know if it's the climate change or what but man mosquito bites itch like he*l. nothing stops the itch. I've tried every itch cream and remedy out there.

[oregonjen]

8. Try a very hot wet cloth on it, just for a few seconds. The heat neutralizes the bite

and it lasts for hours. No need for creams.

[IcyPeas]

9. Thanks. I'll try to remember to try this.

[lagomorph777]

3. What cicada problem? I live in a cicada state, but don't consider them a problem.

This brood seems like smaller cicadas than some other recent ones; maybe half the size.

They're sort of loud, but not all that many of them yet. Usually they ramp up when it gets hotter.

[Grammy23]

4. I'm pretty sure it was cicadas that I heard last night. They're not fully cranked up yet,

But when they do, look out ear drums. It makes me think of my childhood when we’d play out side until dark. When the cicadas started their nightly concert, we knew it wouldn’t be long until we had to go inside, get a bath and get ready for bed.

[Goonch]

5. Dang ;-{)

[WHITT]

7. CNN

Attack of the trained RightWing cicadas!

[torius]

6. Where's Ted Cruz when you need him?

Ted must still be hungry after his fly-petizer.

[Peppertoo]

10. Brianna had a lot of fun with that.

[IcyPeas]

11. I miss her now that she's doing mornings.

[Peppertoo]

12. I sometimes catch the last hour & I like her with John Berman & some clips are up on YouTube and Tw

But I miss her in the afternoons. I wish Brianna takes over The Situation Room.

[JI7]

13. So the people with him saw it and said nothing to him ?

[Peppertoo]

15. I guess

[Demovictory9]

14. ugh