A DEAFENING invasion of cicadas is expected to bombard the East Coast of the United States, after the critters have lain dormant for 17 years. A particularly loud breed of the winged insects will soon swarm out from their long slumber in up to 15 different states. These include Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, as well as Washington, D.C. Brood X, or the Great Eastern Brood, is a variety of periodical cicada, USA Today reported . Unlike greenish, annual cicadas, periodical cicadas have black bodies and bold red eyes. They were unique to North America. Brood X was known for the critters' deafening buzz, which was described as sitting between a "buzz" and a "rattle". John Cooley, an entomologist (insect scientist) at the University of Connecticut, acknowledged that most people didn’t realise the bugs were “always there”. They lived … [Read more...] about Deafening invasion of ‘head-splitting’ cicadas to bombard East Coast after 17-year hibernation