Cicadas have been serenading us for weeks now, and they are expected to go dormant again by the middle of summer. 

An expert with OSF HealthCare tells us while they may be annoyingly loud, they are not dangerous to humans, our pets, or our crops. But Dr. Brian Curtis, the vice president of Clinical Specialty Services with OSF HealthCare, says they may gross you out.

Cicada eggs will hatch after 6-10 weeks, and the cicada nymphs will burrow into the ground, attaching to a tree’s roots. They will remain dormant underground anywhere from 2-17 years, depending on the species, according to National Geographic