Cicadas take over the Capitol grounds, 'Cicada, cicada. Where have you been?'
If you’re a reporter covering Congress, it’s best to keep your ear to the ground. Especially when it’s cicada season. The Brood X cicadas are now in full force along the Eastern Seaboard. Especially Washington, DC. And, even more specifically, around the U.S. Capitol. In fact, you may not even have to keep your ear to the ground. You’re likely hear the cicadas ( cicadae?) everywhere. There’s that distinctive, low hum of the cicadas. It sounds like a sonorous death ray from a low-budget, 1950’s sci-fi flick. And the drone is beginning to overtake Washington.