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Weaver also said she planned to make the most of Brood X s re-emergence this summer. I feel like we should embrace it, she said.
Mallory Brooks and her son, Aidan, were also waiting for for the cicada nature walk to begin. When asked if he was excited to learn about and see the cicadas, Aidan had a simple reply: What s that? I just think he s excited to be out of the house, Brooks said with a laugh. Clumsy fliers means cicadas could land on you
Moore, who s been working for the Metro Parks since 2014, said the insects are clumsy fliers. This leads to them being eaten by other other wildlife in the park and also landing on park-goers, she said.
Brood X cicadas begin to show themselves and their sounds at Columbus-area Metro Parks Tim Carlin, The Columbus Dispatch
The late morning air is humid at Highbanks Metro Park. The shade from the large trees provides a slight reprieve from the heat but not much.
Even before a visitor sees a single cicada, the members of Brood X make their presence in the park known.
Their hollow hum reverberates through the trees like a subtle background noise. Their little brown shells line the tree trunks in various clearings and picnic areas, and hundreds of exoskeletons pool around the base of the trees.