Look who hatched today! The first baby of Brood XIX periodical cicadas! With lots of luck, this new nymph will survive the next 13 years underground, then emerge and molt into adulthood in May 2037…| Sidewalk Nature
After a festival or a hike, my husband will ask, “Did you tell anyone about your book?” or “Did you mention you have a blog?” and I will answer “No.” Honestly, I forget. And I’d rather talk about Mosquito Buckets of Doom or Caterpillar Host Plants or Native Habitats than talk about myself, even when … Continue reading By the way, I wrote a book| Sidewalk Nature
Greetings, Cicada fans! My goal is to capture every stage of the life cycle during this Brood XIX emergence. Hatchings are the next step, but till then, here goes… Let’s meet a periodic…| Sidewalk Nature
Part 1 tried to calm panic about tree damage, noise, stink, inconvenience.Part 2 will try to stir panic, but on behalf of the cicadas. Here’s a new yard sign I wish I could sneak all over town. Eve…| Sidewalk Nature
Nashville’s 13-year periodical cicadas are coming this May, but what’s already here is panic. For months, worried people have been asking about the 2024 “invasion.” Should they cover their tr…| SIDEWALK NATURE
Have you seen cicada husks lately? Or actual cicadas? These aren’t our annual cicadas yet, these are periodical cicadas, one year too early. Next spring—May 2024—is when Middle Tennessee gets our B…| SIDEWALK NATURE
