We Don’t Have Cicadas, but We Have These

Sometimes they're called "road popcorn"

by Debbie Courson Smith

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Photo credit: Joel Herzberg, BLM cadastral surveyor www.blm.gov/or/index.php

So. Many. Mormon crickets. Whoever said they are like Rice Krispies when you drive down the road was spot on. Snap, crackle and pop! We were laughing at the horror of it. Thank god they don’t fly. pic.twitter.com/u7022ycTBE
— Nancy D. (@IdahoLark) May 31, 2021

Mormon crickets have sometimes been called “Idaho crickets,” or “mountain crickets.”

They are considered an invasive species.

More about Mormon crickets here: https://www.idahostatesman.com/living/religion/article169463492.html

P.S. We DO have cicadas in Idaho, but nothing like the broods that emerge in the East.

~Debbie

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