Cicada Superbrood & Suburban Landscape Critique

In Chicago we witness an epic "superbrood" as a result of convergent emergence of the 13 year and 17 year broods of Magicicada septendecim. Though it sure feels like there are much less than there were during the superbroods of the 90s, we still witness a deafening cacophony of these adorable winged little bastards and we also manage to get in some jabs at suburban landscaping and the lawn cult, as well.

NOTE: Correct spelling of the fungus is Massospora cicadina, not "cycadina". Autopredict hath screwed me again and I'm too lazy to re-upload.

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