SHRIEKING CANNIBAL CRICKETS SWARM OKLAHOMA

Biblical plague of shrieking CRICKETS terrorize Oklahoma as they swarm over buildings, eat each other and smell 'like rotten meat'

Residents say the insects tend to congregate and feed on carcasses of their dead brethren, but they’re covering every street, sidewalk, and building so there’s no way to avoid the occasional crunch.

It is an unusually busy mating season for the brown cricket in the Sooner State

Cool, wet conditions have made this the worst cricket invasion in years

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Field crickets are found throughout the Southern, Eastern, and Plains states, but Oklahoma has a special relationship with the chirping creature.

At the end of every summer, the inch-long crickets come out en masse to mate in the Sooner State.

July and August rains likely trigger this emergence, but experts are saying this year's population explosion is the result of a particularly nasty drought followed by an unusually moist wet season.

When residents try to squash the bugs, things can get even worse.

According to Oklahoma State University's Brian Jervis, other crickets swarm the bodies of the fallen comrades for a cannibalistic feast.

The current brood will eventually die off once they've all mated. But not before they've laid eggs into the ground, thus planting the seed for next year's generation.

Experts say this year's onslaught will likely last longer than usual and the state must still endure around 8 more weeks of the chirping plague.
 
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