After 17 years of chilling underground, billions of red-eyed cicadas have burst onto the scene like nature’s own flash mob. But this isn’t just a regular bug reunion — some of these critters are infected with a wild fungus called Massospora cicadina
The red-eyed cicadas are going to emerge in 17 years of slumber, only to be horny and spread STD among them. Pic/Getty Images
After 17 years of chilling underground, billions of red-eyed cicadas have burst onto the scene like nature’s own flash mob. But this isn’t just a regular bug reunion — some of these critters are infected with a wild fungus called Massospora cicadina. This parasitic party crasher turns cicadas into hyperactive, sex-obsessed zombies. The fungus consumes their insides, replaces their butts with a chalky plug of spores, and then cranks their mating drive to 11. Infected males even mimic female signals to lure in more victims, spreading the fungus like a scandalous STD.
Some of these critters are infected with a wild fungus which turns them into hyper active, sex hunger bugs. Pics/iStock
Despite their chaotic love lives and loud mating calls — loud enough to prompt police calls — the cicadas are harmless to humans. They don’t bite or sting, but they might pee on you if you get too close. So, if you’re in the eastern US and hear the buzz, just know it’s the sound of a once-in-a-generation bug bash. And remember, this wild party won’t happen again until 2042.
2042
The year the mating period will return
Go, gator, gone
In Florida, an alligator’s head got stuck in a folding chair, and authorities got involved
The alligator in Lee County’s Tortuga community. Pic/Instagram@leesheriff
Florida Man? Nah, Florida Gator. In Lee County’s Tortuga community, a curious alligator decided to go full door-to-door salesman — except instead of selling insurance, he brought chaos and vibes. Things escalated quickly when the reptilian visitor got its head stuck in a folding chair, dragging it around like a fashion statement. The chair said camping, the gator said commitment. Deputies got called when residents reported a “suspicious” gator knocking on doors like he had an Amazon delivery. Authorities finally wrangled the gator, who’s now off to a new (hopefully chair-free) home. Florida, never change — you’re nature’s weirdest reality show.
A toddler’s dream
Not being able to eat normal nutritious food like others, Thomas Sheridan is crowdfunding his treatment. Pic/iStock
Meet Thomas Sheridan, whose food pyramid is more like a Jenga tower of carbs and sugar. Living on white bread, Shreddies cereal, and Haribo sweets, he’s never touched fruits or veggies. Diagnosed with Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder, even the thought of an egg makes him projectile vomit. Now he’s crowdfunding for hypnotherapy to expand his menu beyond the beige.
AI Interview from hell
AI job interview glitches into “vertical bar pilates” loop, freaking out the candidate and many others on the Internet. Pic/iStock
Job interviews are nerve-wracking, but imagine your interviewer being an AI bot that malfunctions mid-conversation. That’s what happened to TikTok user Ken during her interview at Stretch Lab in Ohio. The AI, developed by startup Apriora, glitched and repeated “vertical bar pilates” 14 times in 25 seconds. Ken described the experience as “creepy”. Her viral TikTok sparked widespread concern over the impersonal nature of AI-led interviews.
Was that green goblin?
This green fireball set out to give Australia’s skies a complete makeover! Pic/X@Curiosity
Australia’s night sky threw a Mother’s Day rave when a neon-green meteor blazed across Western Australia. Travelling up to 60 km/s, this cosmic party crasher was about the size of a basketball and left a glowing trail. While some speculated it was the Soviet-era Kosmos 482 spacecraft making a return, experts confirmed it was just a fiery rock on a solo mission.
What in the GTA VI?!
Pic/X@Bubblebathgirl
Houston man’s GT-R went for a “surprise sleepover” with a tow truck driver who couldn’t resist living the Fast & Furious dreams of the little boy inside of him. Caught on the car’s dash cam we see tire spins, joyrides, and a whole boys’ night out. Bro even tried to unplug the cam like this was Mission: Impossible. Owner posted the footage online like some flex and — boom, an instant viral. Tow company’s now backpedalling faster than the GT-R. Dashcams never sleep, and clout-chasing behind the wheel is not street-legal.
A fiery outburst
On May 12, the Sun decided to flex, unleashing a colossal 6-lakh-mile-long plasma filament — think of it as the solar version of a dramatic hair flip. Pic/X@JAtanackov
The Sun woke up on May 12 and chose violence. It let loose a 6-lakh-mile-long fiery eruption, basically the cosmic version of flipping a dinner table mid-argument. Astronomers call it a “plasma filament.” We call it a flaming ball of doom. Luckily, this solar rage spiral wasn’t aimed at us. But Earth still got roasted two days later by an X2.7-class solar flare that caused radio blackouts. Classic overachiever behaviour. So, while we weren’t totally scorched, the Sun clearly needs a spa day (or a hug). In the meantime, charge your devices and maybe send it a chill playlist.
Hair she goes
Pic/Instagram@leileinoone
Leila Noone just did what no conditioner ever prepared us for — she literally hung out by her hair. Yep, this 39-year-old circus performer from California broke the Guinness World Record by suspending herself mid-air for 25 minutes and 11.3 seconds using nothing but her glorious mane. Rapunzel? Babe, step aside.
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