May 11, 2021
View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Art Berger in Exton, Pennsylvania, captured this photo of a multitude of emerged cicadas on May 20, 2021. He wrote: “They’re here!!!” Thank you, Art!
Citizen scientists are reporting the emergence of the Brood X cicadas happening right now. As of May 10, 2021, the Cicada Safari app shows thousands of reports from people spotting cicadas in their own yards. Some of the places seeing the most reports are around Washington, D.C.; Bethesda, Maryland; Knoxville, Tennessee; and Cincinnati, Ohio. Even places as far north and west as Detroit, Chicago and St. Louis have had sightings. If you live within these areas and haven’t seen