While a nuisance to some, the bugs' presence marks a rare occurrence as the Brood XIV class is emerging for the first time since 2008.

Cicada sightings have already begun on Cape Cod, where these unique and mysterious bugs have been thriving underground since 2008.

T he first recorded American sighting of the cicada brood now known as Brood XIV was made by William Bradford, the governor of the Plymouth Colony, in 1634—and he was impressed