Cicada pee is the newest thing to watch out for this summer

Video captures cicada peeing in trees

Apparently there's a new reason to be on the lookout for cicadas this summer.

WASHINGTON (FOX 5 DC) - If you've felt some drops falling from the sky even when it's not raining outside, we've got some bad news for you - it might be cicada pee.

Cicadas do more than just make noise as they also drink a lot of water to regulate their body temperature, just like humans do.

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FOX 5 anchors Jeannette Reyes, Steve Chenevey and Marissa Mitchell reacted to video of a cicada relieving itself in the trees on air Wednesday morning.

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"That is the worst video I've ever seen in my life," Chenevey said.

"So, now you guys tell me this," Reyes said. "That is everything that Marissa and I ingested."

Reyes and Mitchell volunteered to eat cooked cicadas last week after learning how to prepare them from a chef.

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"This whole video is…I can't," Mitchell said.

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So the next time you're at the park or in the woods and hear the cicadas, don't look up and keep an umbrella handy.

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