The Bug That Disappears For 17 Years And Comes Back By The Billions

追加: 2026-05-24

[00:00:00]Periodical cicada. Most insects show up every year. Not this one. The periodical cicada disappears underground for either 13 or 17 years, then comes back all at once. We're talking billions of them all emerging at the same time, all making noise. The sound alone can hit nearly 100 decibels. They won't bite you, they won't sting you, but if you've never experienced a cicada emergence before, it feels like nature just lost its mind.

[00:00:29]Brown marmorated stink bug. This one hitchhiked here from Asia and never left. The brown marmorated stink bug showed up in the US in the late 90s and spread fast. It doesn't bite, it doesn't sting, but it invades homes by the hundreds every fall looking for somewhere warm to hide. And if you squish one or even just scare it, it releases a smell that is genuinely unpleasant. Farmers hate them, too, because they will eat through crops without hesitation. Green stink bug.

[00:00:57]Same idea as its brown cousin, just a local. The green stink bug has been in North America a lot longer and it operates the same way. It feeds on plants, damages fruit, and when it feels threatened, it earns its name. Gardens and orchards take the worst of it.

[00:01:12]Around the house, it's mostly just an unwanted guest that you have to remove very carefully.