PHOTO GALLERY: 17-year cicadas make a comeback to southwest, central Virginia Send us your pictures of these noisy, little critters! James Whitlow - Snow Creek
Dotti Walker - Blacksburg
Dotti Walker - Blacksburg
Dustin Staples - Southside
Dotti Walker - Blacksburg
Louise Frick - Bassett
Jessica Muterspaugh - Rocky Mount
Dotti Walker - Blacksburg
James Whitlow - Snow Creek
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James Whitlow - Snow Creek
ROANOKE, Va. – These noisy critters are showing up all over the area, and we have the pictures to prove it. Thanks to you!
The process works like this. Eggs are laid into tree branches, before they drop into the soil. The nymphs then feed on tree roots for 17 years. Finally, they emerge from the soil and shed their skin.
The Virginia Tech College of Agricultural and Life Sciences tweeted this video Thursday to illustrate the process.
Check out the gallery we have uploaded with all of your pictures.
James Whitlow - Snow Creek
Dotti Walker - Blacksburg
Dotti Walker - Blacksburg
Dustin Staples - Southside
Dotti Walker - Blacksburg
Louise Frick - Bassett
Jessica Muterspaugh - Rocky Mount
Dotti Walker - Blacksburg
James Whitlow - Snow Creek
James Whitlow - Snow Creek
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