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Originally published on April 7, 2021 3:51 pm There’s no easy way to tell you that the cicadas are coming. But they are, and our home, Washington, D.C., is the likely epicenter of the nearly once-in-a-generation swarm. “Yeah, it’s really bad news,”  Here are some things you should know about cicadas. They are loud. They are bigger than a quarter. When they emerge, they are horny. There will be billions of them. But the cicadas don’t sting or bite. Yay.  

UpdatedWed, Mar 3, 2021 at 12:56 pm ET Replies(8) Maryland will be at the epicenter of this years emergence of 17-year cicadas. Their activity will peak between mid-May and mid-June, and then die off about four weeks after first emerging. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic) MARYLAND — Summer nights in Maryland will vibrate with the mating calls of 17-year cicadas. The state will find itself at the epicenter of the 2021 emergence of Brood X, or Great Eastern Brood, cicadas. They only emerge from the gro...