CNN's Manu Raju Survives Casual Cicada Attack

The cicadas have awoken from their 17-year slumber to annoy people. That includes CNN's Manu Raju, who was reporting live from Washington, D.C. yesterday when one scaled his suit jacket while he was setting up for a live shot. It's honestly like something out of a horror movie watching this rather large bug crawl around his neck and disappear.

CNN's chief congressional correspondent Manu Raju received a rude awakening when a cicada crawled onto his neck during a live shot https://t.co/hchKskPNnl pic.twitter.com/1s4V4wH22I
— CNN (@CNN) May 28, 2021

Raju was able to toss the unwanted visitor easily, but he was clearly shaken. And lucky not in the middle of a live shot because he had some NSFW language for the insect as people laughed at his misfourtune and asked if there were more on him.

Even worse than the bug attack is the fact that he is now the CNN Cicada Guy.

"It was hard. I held back my tears." - Chief Cicada Correspondent @mkraju relives the horrifying attack pic.twitter.com/gCwXbho5IR
— Alli Hedges Maser (@AllisonLHedges) May 28, 2021

At least it's better than people thinking you ate a fly.