Cicadas Cancel Mass Invasion

They took one look at the shitstorm above ground and went back

For cicadas, upward mobility is too much of a downer (Image by JamesDeMers from Pixabay)

The trillion or so cicadas scheduled to emerge from their underground hideaways in the US over the next couple of months have waited up to 17 years to see daylight.

They could wait another 17 years before trying again after abandoning this year’s upward march.