CHICAGO (CBS) — The Forest Preserve District of DuPage County has been getting a lot of buzz for an entertaining video it posted on periodical cicadas.

On Wednesday of last week, the forest preserve district featured “The Life Cycle of a 17-Year Cicada,” in which district ecology supervisor Tom Velat explained how cicadas emerge from the ground, crawl out of their exoskeletal shells, and acquire their dark brown to black color, orange wings, and red eyes after a few days.

The video also describes the mating cycle – with the help of a man in a cicada costume beating bongos and tossing out a pickup line as he sat in a tree. Actual male cicadas use their tymbals to generate sounds in hopes of attracting a female mate, and make a lot of noise in doing so.

Another actor had a few interesting tasks in playing a larval cicada.

This past Wednesday night, Stephen Colbert—an alum, of course, of Chicago’s The Second City—noticed the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County video on “The Late Show.”

“Let me just say when I was struggling for acting work in Illinois, I would have killed for the part of cicada in larval stage,” Colbert said in his monologue. “But just like everything else, the part would have gone to Steve Carell. He just had that certain je ne sais-cada.”

This did not escape the notice of Forest Preserve District of DuPage County, where President Daniel Hebreard posted a whimsical message to Colbert on Thursday.

“I have a once-in-a-lifetime offer for you. We want you to be a part of our sequel – ‘Informational Cicada Video II, After Emergence!’” Hebreard said in the video, as a mock title card appeared showing what appeared to be an AI art approximation of Chicago being set upon by an apocalyptic storm of fire and swarming insects, along with one 17-year cicada hovering upfront.

Hebreard emphasized that this was a “limited-time offer,” as the cicada emergence is about to begin. In some places, it already has.

“So if you want to join us, we’re waiting,” Hebreard advised Colbert, “but if you’re too busy, we can always bring in Steve Carell.”

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS (KFVS) – Multiple tornadoes have been confirmed to have hit southern Illinois during severe storms on Wednesday, May 8.

According to the National Weather Service in Paducah, at least three tornadoes touched down on Wednesday.

Storm survey teams found an EF1 tornado in Cora and Jackson County in southern Illinois. The tornado lasted from 12:01 p.m. to 12:03 p.m. The maximum wind speeds were 108 mph with a path length of 1.25 miles and a width of 100 yards. At this time, there is one reported injury and no reported fatalities.

An EF0 tornado was confirmed to be in the Lake of Egypt area in Williamson County. The tornado lasted from 4:04 p.m. to 4:11 p.m. The maximum wind speeds were 80 mph with a path length of 6.61 miles and a width of 25 yards. At this time, there are no reported injuries or fatalities.

On the Jackson/Williamson County line, an EF1 tornado was confirmed. The tornado lasted from 3:10 p.m. to 3:26 p.m. The maximum winds were 90 mph with a path length of 4.58 miles and a width of 50 yards. At this time, there are no reported injuries or fatalities.

We will continue to update as more information becomes available.

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