Buggin' Out!

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  1. Yvonne Smith

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    That map seems strange. According to that, we have the 13 year cycle here, but I know that we have a deafening amount of cicadas each year, not just every 13 years. Maybe we get different ones each year ?
     
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    Went to the chiropractor this morning feeling okay right now.
    I still don't hear any cicadas.
     
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    Every time they came out in northern Virginia (and they used to be thick) veterinarians would be overwhelmed by concerned owners.

    I believe that regional development and construction diminish their numbers, for obvious reasons.
     
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    Here's an interesting article.

    -Some cicadas are on an annual cycle, not a 13 or 17 year cycle.
    -There are "straggler" 13 and 17 year broods that emerge every year, while the masses are on the same cycle.

    Cicadas are not nationwide. I remember a coworker who transferred from California to our east coast office and said "John, the trees are singing to me." I can see how it would be a little "Outer Limits" if you're not from here.
     
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    Just heard my first cicada, there was one on the lower branch that we saw.
    Must be just one in the yard cuz it's quiet right now.
     
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    I don't believe I'd recognize a 17 year cicada if I heard one. There are so many tree frogs and other things that make a similar noise here they would drown them out. The peak night time noise starts in August. It's a reminder that summer is approaching it's end.
     
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    So all this talk of cicadas...and I go into the kitchen to make lunch, and I see this at eye level clinging to the outside of the screen, looking right at me:

    Cicada.JPG

    This is like being in a cheap horror movie.

     
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    great to know that so many creatures survive winters to come serenade us!
     
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    Just wait until his million little friends come out and they're all over everything...and the creepy noise never ends.
     
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    Frogs have long been the stuff of scientific study because some species survive being frozen. The mechanism is being looked at as a way to preserve human organs longer for transplant. It's truly amazing stuff.
     
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    I have the CD the number one hits of the cicadas it has the famous hit buzz buzz buzz or was that the bumblebees?hahaha
     
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    Did y'all know the cicadas are edible? WRAL did a show about cooking them back when we had so many. One way that I remember them cooking them is by frying them.
     
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    that'll never happen here....although i remember asking my husband one time..
    "what'll we do if the world runs outta food?"

    he said..."I guess we'll take a liking to bugs"
     
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