Cicadas don’t harm people or pets, but generally people dread them because of how they look and smell. Starting last month, millions of cicadas are expected to emerge in 15 states in the US. This particular group is named “Brood X”. This cycle is expected to repeat itself: they will emerge for a few weeks, then go back underground and not emerge until 2038. The year 2020 may be over, but the fear and prevalence of an insect still remains - this year, however, it is the cicada.Ĭicadas are bugs that stay dormant underground for some 17 straight years - and this summer they are emerging after a hiatus. Last year, in the throes of the pandemic, something else that stung the news cycle briefly was the intrusion of ‘murder hornets’ in the United States of America, but the phenomenon was mostly overlooked as people were talking about the novel coronavirus.
This year’s event includes a Pride-themed movie night in SF’s Oracle Park. San Francisco is believed to hold the country’s largest Pride celebration. We need, still, protections around employment and housing,” Harris stated in her public remarks. “We need to make sure that our transgender community and our youth are all protected. She wore a pink t-shirt with the words, ‘Love is Love’, and walked about a block in the parade. In Washington DC, Vice President Kamala Harris and her husband also put their support of Pride Month on display at the Capital Pride Walk and Rally.