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.