cicadas
MACOMB, Ill. — Cicada-mania has been building to almost mythical levels in 2024. Nearly every story on my news feed references this historic event about to occur in Illinois. Despite the media frenzy, there are still lots of questions about the upcoming cicada emergence. So, I might as well hop on this cicada train answering…
Read Full Article It’s proving to be an eventful year in West-Central Illinois and Northeast Missouri … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 916 of The Daily Dirt 1. Now that the eclipse has (finally) passed, what’s next to occupy our curiosity? I’m going with the pending invasion of trillions — yes, trillions — of…
Read Full Article KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Billions of cicadas will buzz this spring as two broods emerge at the same time. These broods last emerged together in 1803 and won’t appear together again for 221 years. That means that your grandchildren’s great-great-great grandchildren likely will be the next group to experience the dual emergence of these cicada…
Read Full Article We’re going to be part of an occurrence that has not happened in 221 years … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 850 of The Daily Dirt. 1. Well, if you have yet to come across anything that might ruin your day, let me help. An NBC channel in Chicago is reporting…
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