Amazing Cicada Life Cycle | Sir David Attenborough's Life In the Undergrowth | BBC
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Published 2008-10-24
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All Comments (21)
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Can you imagine living underground for 17 years, just to come out to be trolled by David Attenborough.
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Imagine living underground for 17 years just to come out and be loud asf just because you wanna smash
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I’ve lived through this several times in my life. I remember one time when I was younger my dad threw a tennis racket into a tree that had hundreds of them in it. He did that because my sister hated them and a swarm of them flew right at her. It was priceless.
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Here in Illinois, this year, we have two species of cicades coming out together, for the first time in over 221 years. I know it’s not a big deal, but me, I love nature, and that sounds awesome 😊
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Cameraman - "Finally, after 17 years of sitting here filming they emerge"
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That poor Cicada thought he was going to get laid...that's a terrible trick to play!
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2024 anyone
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I love cicadas. When I was young my father would take me out at like 4am in the morning the catch these. We'd take some home and put them on our fly screen and watch them hatch then we'd put them on our trees outside to be free. Because my father introduced them to me in such a way, they're the only insect I don't mind handling and catching.
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They're so relaxing during the summer, until one either falls out of a tree and hits you, or flies right into your face.
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I love how sir David seduced one of the cicadas, lol
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i’m actually less scared of them now, thank you dude
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Dude, watching them emerge from the outer shell, I'm almost envious. That looks like it is one of the greatest feelings any living thing can experience. It's amazing watching the wings take shape then almost instantly become hard enough to be useful
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3:48 Cicada: Dont move Attenborough... just let this happen.
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17 year olds only ever have one thing on their minds...
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When he was snapping: “Why you gotta lead my homie on like that?”
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Who else from Maryland and starting to see them in piles?
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I'm awake at 1:30 am watching Sir David Attenborough catfish cicadas
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You can hear these every summer in Oklahoma. I've never found the buzzing annoying, though. It's just a relaxing and nostalgic summer sound
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I live in Maryland and am currently sitting on my porch and can not even hear my iPad which is right on my lap. The cicadas are SO loud and I love it. The Brood X cicadas are truly a wonder of nature.
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Here in Texas we have cicadas every summer. Even when I was 4 years old I was mesmerized by them. I'm in my fifties now and still think their music is the most beautiful song ever.
