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Submitted by Brianna Atkins of Tornado, W.Va.
Cicadas, colloquially known as 17-year locusts, have recently hit the region with a fury as these winged insects begin emerging from the ground to repopulate. Send us your cicada photos, and we will add them to this gallery.
Submitted by Brianna Atkins of Tornado, W.Va.
These cicadas are taking over pear trees at the home of Linda and Bud Nichols in Proctorville, Ohio.
This cicada photo came from Maura Conway from the Pea Ridge area.
This photograph provided by Frank Hale shows a 13-year periodical cicada emerging from its shell in 1998, Tennessee. As the 17-year periodic cicadas begin to emerge this summer in 13 states, most people find the brash noise the insects make to be annoying, but entomologists say that the loud sound is really a love song. (AP Photo/Frank Hale)
From Jim Hatfield.
Jenny O'Dell got this shot at her home in the Hubbards Branch area.
Samantha Spaulding of Dunlow, W.Va., shares this photo of a locust.
Living cicadas and nymph exoskeletons hang from a pine tree branch in the front lawn of Susie and Ervin Jones on Wednesday, May 29, 2008. The Joneses have lived in their Huntington home on Miller Road for 43 years and say that they have never seen such a heavy volume of cicadas.
This photograph provided by Frank Hale shows a 13-year periodical cicada emerging from its shell in 1998, in Tennessee. As the 17-year periodic cicadas begin to emerge this summer in 13 states, most people find the brash noise the insects make to be annoying, but entomologists say that the loud sound is really a love song. (AP Photo/Frank Hale)
From Melissa Bossie in Charleston, who calls them "Beautiful bugs!"
Susie Jones has lived in her Huntington home on Miller Road with her husband, Ervin, for 43 years and says that she has never seen such a heavy volume of cicadas. Burrow holes in the couple's side yard shows where the insects tunneled to the surface, where they are leaving their hard shells all over the landscape.
Curtis Johnson/The Herald-Dispatch Cicada shells surround a tree trunk at the Cabell County Courthouse.
This pup and cicada are trying to figure each other out. Submitted by Cheyenne Dishman.
Jane Barnes' daughter Beth was walking her dog when she spotted this cicada that had just emerged from its shell.
Maria Pierce took this near East Lynn.
Candy, a miniature pinscher, is intrigued by these new intruders known as cicadas. Submitted by Cheyenne Dishman.
Yvonne Lemaster in Barboursville says she is inundated with thousands of cicadas.
One of thousands of cicadas hang on a plant in the landscaping at the home of Ervin and Susie Jones on Wednesday, May 29, 2008. The Joneses have lived in their Huntington home on Miller Road for 43 years and say that they have never seen such a heavy volume of cicadas.
From Ricky and Cathy Kirk in South Point, Ohio.
A cicada emerges from its exoskeleton on the bark of a tree in the front lawn of Ervin and Susie Jones on Wednesday, May 29, 2008. The Joneses have lived in their Huntington home on Miller Road for 43 years and say that they have never seen such a heavy volume of cicadas.
Susie Jones has lived in her Huntington home on Miller Road with her husband, Ervin, for 43 years and says that she has never seen such a heavy volume of cicadas. Burrow holes in the couple's side yard shows where the insects tunneled to the surface, where they are leaving their hard shells all over the landscape.
A cicada emerges from its exoskeleton on the tire of Ervin Jones' truck on Wednesday, May 29, 2008. Ervin Jones and his wife, Susie, have lived in their Huntington home on Miller Road for 43 years and say that they have never seen such a heavy volume of cicadas.
Ken Ward of Proctorville, Ohio.
From Jim Hatfield.
One of thousands of cicadas hangs on a pine tree branch at the home of Ervin and Susie Jones on Wednesday, May 29, 2008. The Joneses have lived in their Huntington home on Miller Road for 43 years and say that they have never seen such a heavy volume of cicadas.
Nadine White took this picture in the 2900 block of Merrill Ave., Huntington.
Sandee Bennett-Muth of the Edison Drive area of Huntington woke up one morning two weeks ago to find her fence covered in cicadas.
Gloria Williams found this cicada in her rose bushes.
Maria Pierce took this cicada picture near East Lynn.
Submitted by Leighann Anderson of South Point, Ohio.
Submitted by Christina Dawn Shilley of Huntington.
Maria Pierce took this cicada picture near East Lynn.
This cicada photo came from Maura Conway from the Pea Ridge area.
Braden Austin shows off his new favorite pastime, catching cicadas.
Brian Mannon of Huntington sent this photo of a cicada coming out of its shell.
Submitted by Stacy Lucas.
This cicada photo came from Maura Conway from the Pea Ridge area.
