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New York Post
an hour ago
- Automotive
- New York Post
Buzzing cicada causes panicked Ohio driver to lose control and flip car: ‘Keep the windows up'
What a buzz kill! An Ohio driver bugged out behind the wheel when a rogue cicada flew into his SUV — causing him to lose control and flip the vehicle as he frantically tried to swat away the winged intruder. The wild wreck unfolded Wednesday afternoon, when the bug-eyed menace zipped through an open window of the 37-year-old driver's Kia Sorento as he cruised through Blue Ash, about 14 miles northeast of Cincinnati, according to a crash report obtained by USA Today. 4 The frantic driver rolled his SUV onto its side this week while trying to get a cicada out of his car. Blue Ash Police Department/Facebook The panicked motorist tried to shoo the buzzing nuisance away but ended up veering off the road, crashing into a pole and rolling his silver car onto its passenger side. 'We're all well aware that these pesky cicada don't respect personal space, including while driving,' the Blue Ash Police Department said in a Facebook post. 4 The panicked motorist tried to shoo the buzzing nuisance away but ended up veering off the road, crashing into a pole and rolling his silver car onto its passenger side. AP 4 The red-eyed bugs are the second-largest of the periodical cicadas — a species that hunkers underground for years as nymphs, feeding on tree sap, before bursting to the surface when the soil temperatures reach 64 degrees Fahrenheit. AP 'It may be a good idea to keep the windows up for the next several weeks. As you can see, a cicada attack can be dangerous.' Police also shared a photo of the mangled car on its side, with a shattered windshield and airbags seemingly deployed. The driver walked away unharmed, though cops joked that the noisy suspect 'fled the scene.' 4 Billions of the cyclical critters from the Brood XIV class are expected to descend on 13 states this year. AP Billions of the cyclical critters from the Brood XIV class are expected to descend on 13 states this year, including New York, Virginia, Pennsylvania and Ohio, experts have warned. The red-eyed bugs are the second-largest of the periodical cicadas — a species that hunkers underground for years as nymphs, feeding on tree sap, before bursting to the surface when the soil temperatures reach 64 degrees Fahrenheit.
Yahoo
4 hours ago
- Climate
- Yahoo
Cicadas blamed for crash that left car on its side
The Brief Cicadas were blamed for a crash in Ohio that left a vehicle on its side. Police warned that it may be a good idea to keep windows up while cicadas emerge from the ground to mate. Cicada season is in full swing in some parts of the U.S., and they're doing more than just buzzing loudly in the trees. A police department in Ohio shared a photo on Facebook of a car that had rolled on its side while driving. They said cicadas were the culprit. What they're saying "We're all well aware that these pesky cicadas don't respect personal space, including while driving," the Blue Ash Police Department said on its Facebook page. "It may be a good idea to keep the windows up for the next several weeks. As you can see, a cicada attack can be dangerous. READ MORE: 'Jaws' was fiction; this was the terrifying true story Fortunately, no one was injured, but police joked that the suspect fled the scene." The backstory This year, the cohort of cicadas known as "Brood XIV" has emerged from the ground to look for mates, according to FOX Weather. They've been spotted in several states, including Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee and North Carolina. The buzzing sound cicadas are known for is actually part of this courtship ritual, as the males produce the noise to attract females. While this cicada phenomenon occurs every year, for Brood XIV and many other cicadas, it's a small part of multiyear, multigenerational cycles that are connected to geography, the seasons and the weather. The cicadas of Brood XIV emerge from the ground every 17 years. This means that the last time they saw the Sun, President George W. Bush was nearing the end of his presidency and Apple was about to launch the App Store. The Source This report includes information from the Blue Ash Police Department and FOX Weather.
Miami Herald
10 hours ago
- Miami Herald
Cicada ‘attack' causes panicked driver to crash, Ohio cops say. ‘Can be dangerous'
Summer has officially landed according to the cicadas being out and about in droves in Ohio. The Cincinnati area has been battling swarms of the irksome insects as viral videos have shown, but they ended up personally victimizing one human — and his car. A cicada managed to fly into the window of a car, causing the driver to crash, the Blue Ash Police Department said in a June 13 Facebook post. 'We're all well aware that these pesky cicadas don't respect personal space, including while driving. It may be a good idea to keep the windows up for the next several weeks,' the department said with a photo of a silver Kia on its side with a shattered windshield. The accident occurred when the panicked driver tried to shoo the insect out of the car when he veered and struck a pole, WLWT5 said. 'As you can see, a cicada attack can be dangerous. Fortunately, no one was injured in this crash. The suspect fled the scene,' the department joked. These types of cicadas are called 'periodical' and appear above ground every 17 years, Britannica says. 'The largest brood makes its appearance every 17 years, like clockwork, in the northeastern quarter of the United States. Shortly after a 17-year cicada nymph hatches from its egg, it burrows into the ground, where it spends—as its name suggests—the first 17 years of its life,' Britannica notes. 'When it emerges from the ground, it lives only four to six more weeks—just long enough to mate, fertilize or lay eggs, and start the cycle all over again.' Blue Ash is about a 20-minute drive northeast of Cincinnati.
Yahoo
a day ago
- Science
- Yahoo
Cicada the apparent cause for car crash in Blue Ash, and it 'fled the scene'
Cicadas are proving to be a bigger terror (aside from their ear-piercing screams and chaotic flying patterns), as one of the red-eyed creatures is the apparent reason behind a car crash in Blue Ash Thursday. According to a crash report, a cicada flew into the driver's window, startling the driver. While trying to remove the pesky critter, the driver lost control of his vehicle and veered off the right side of the road before hitting a pole. "We're all well aware that these pesky cicadas don't respect personal space, including while driving. It may be a good idea to keep the windows up for the next several weeks. As you can see, a cicada attack can be dangerous," the Blue Ash Police Department posted on Facebook. Police said no one was injured in the crash and joked that "the suspect fled the scene." The cicada invasion, which occurs every 17 years, has already wreaked havoc on the Cincinnati area, as the loud-screeching bugs have infiltrated neighborhoods, parks, and even Kings Island. Gene Kritsky, professor emeritus of biology with Mount St. Joseph University in Cincinnati, said cicadas are still approaching their peak in many areas. Kritsky, founder of Cicada Safari, an app that crowdsources and reviews data on cicadas, attributed it to the cooler, rainy days in May. "People should notice the loud singing declining over the next two weeks, and the singing should be over in early July," he said in an email June 10. Brood XIV is one of 15 recognized broods of periodical cicadas that emerge every 13 or 17 years, and one of four that appear in the Buckeye State, according to ODNR. They emerge when the soil temperature reaches 64 degrees, which typically happens in the second half of May. They are active for three to four weeks as they focus on mating and reproduction, per ODNR. Male periodical cicadas produce a deafening chorus of calls to attract females. Once mated, female cicadas deposit their eggs into the branches of trees and shrubs. This 2025 brood was set to emerge in greater numbers along the Interstate 71 corridor and eastward, Kritsky previously told The Enquirer. Scattered light emergences are also likely be seen in parts of western Cincinnati. However, the area will not see the numbers experienced in 2021. Here are the counties likely to be hit the hardest: Adams. Brown. Parts of Butler. Clermont. Most of Clinton. Most of Gallia. Parts of Hamilton. Highland. Parts of Ross. Most of Warren. Ohio Connect Team reporter Chad Murphy contributed to this report. This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Cicada flies into car window, causing crash in Ohio, police say
Yahoo
a day ago
- Automotive
- Yahoo
‘Keep the windows up': Ohio driver crashes due to cicada in vehicle
BLUE ASH, Ohio (WCMH) — A driver in a Cincinnati suburb crashed because of a cicada inside the vehicle, according to the Blue Ash Police Department. 'We're all well aware that these pesky cicadas don't respect personal space, including while driving,' police wrote in a social media post. Police recommend for drivers to keep their windows up for the next several weeks. Black bear spotted in Licking County for the first time in over two decades No one was injured in the crash, but police jokingly noted 'the suspect fled the scene.' The large Brood XIV, which emerges every 17 years, is making for a spectacular natural event as billions of periodical cicadas emerge across parts of the Eastern U.S., including in Georgia, southern Ohio, Kentucky, Cape Cod in Massachusetts, and Long Island, New York. The cicadas emerge in the spring when the soil reaches a certain temperature. Once emerged, the cicadas will begin molting, and then they fly to the tree tops. Cicadas are known for their loud buzzing, screaming sound. The Associated Press contributed to this report. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
