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Cicadas
May 2, 2011 14:32:05 GMT -5
Post by colorshapetexture on May 2, 2011 14:32:05 GMT -5
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Cicadas
May 2, 2011 14:45:26 GMT -5
Post by chemfreak on May 2, 2011 14:45:26 GMT -5
These were all over Diamond Hill this weekend. It was crazy and the sound they made. Makes you want to pull your hair out. Not too mention that they get all over everything at your campsite. Neat to watch them shed their exoskeleton.
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Cicadas
May 2, 2011 14:49:40 GMT -5
Post by colorshapetexture on May 2, 2011 14:49:40 GMT -5
They say lots of animals like to eat them. Dogs, cats, birds, and even humans. They say they taste like asparagus. Can you even think about eating one of those plump, white, mushy, red eyed monsters? The thought gives me the willies... Uggggg...
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Post by Ryan on May 3, 2011 0:13:23 GMT -5
Thats kind of sad. Poor thing waited 17 years to come out and when he does he becomes paste under a pair of Air Jordans or Heelies... Im with Rick, learn about your fellow Earth dwellers. Some of them are truly amazing. Sure! They are weird looking, make strange noises and keep you up all night....but so do human babies, and we dont stomp on them, do we!? Nice pics! Thanks for adding a taste of National Geographic to DRH!!
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Post by Ryan on May 3, 2011 0:24:43 GMT -5
Also, some background, The local cicaidas in your area live in 13 or 17 year cycles yet many species have much shorter 2 to 5 year cycles. The black ones might just be a different species as there are HUNDREDS of cicaida variants. Their "song" is one of the loudest insect songs on earth and they CAN sting/bite. It is very rare for them to do this and is NOT a defense mechanism. They are simply mistaking you for food (tree trunk) if they bite. Their long probiscus can be painful just like a spider bite is but is totally harmless otherwise. Now you know. And knowing is half the battle! ( GI JOE!!!) 80s kids will get that.
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Post by chelle on May 3, 2011 1:31:35 GMT -5
Those are some awesome pics! Enjoyed them greatly. My dog Sam ate so many last invasion that he actually got fat! Apparently there are calories and fat in them thar bugs!
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Post by Barrett on May 3, 2011 9:51:09 GMT -5
Those pics are just fantastic. Well done in capturing the morphology of them.
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Post by scintillator4u on May 9, 2011 9:53:32 GMT -5
I had a blast chasing those with the flashlight. I had several on my tent I moved carefully away so they could not fall from moving around. I would hate to be the one to kill a teenager that worked so hard to come up and finish it's cycle. This is my first time experiencing the swarm. We have only the 2 year bugs here. They have a raspy voice and are louder on a per bug basis than the gentle beeps we heard at DH and Graves. The dark ones in the last pictures are already hardened in the cast or the one with black Smaller folded and wrinkled wings was already dried out. It could not fly to call a mate or find another. The green ones photographed actually pump blood into their wings and hang them at just the right angle to dry them. It was fun to watch them morph right in front of your eyes! This sort of thing is why I love MAGMA. Getting out in Nature is a big part of the trips. You can't get these sort of things staying inside. So get out there and have a picnic
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Cicadas
May 9, 2011 11:42:09 GMT -5
Post by rickb29212 on May 9, 2011 11:42:09 GMT -5
We had our hands full trying to keep "Rockhound", Ashley our Cocker Spaniel from eating them. When she took a dump at the campsite we noticed many red eyes mixed in with the poo. Didn't take a photo of the poo to post though. Rick B
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> They say lots of animals like to eat them. Dogs, cats, birds, and even humans. They say they taste like asparagus. Can you even think about eating one of those plump, white, mushy, red eyed monsters? The thought gives me the willies... Uggggg...
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Cicadas
May 9, 2011 15:29:00 GMT -5
Post by leonardo on May 9, 2011 15:29:00 GMT -5
I was told only the males make that high pitched sound and the females make a clicking sound rubbing her legs together....You can find out if it's a male by snapping your fingers...if it come toward you when you snap your fingers it's a male.....Maybe?...I once believed in a left handed wrench ,for a second that is..haha
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Cicadas
May 9, 2011 16:37:11 GMT -5
Post by colorado on May 9, 2011 16:37:11 GMT -5
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Cicadas
May 10, 2011 21:32:54 GMT -5
Post by chipdrum on May 10, 2011 21:32:54 GMT -5
Excellent photos by the way! Enjoyed all the comments.
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Cicadas
May 10, 2011 21:46:06 GMT -5
Post by DigDug on May 10, 2011 21:46:06 GMT -5
The ones emerging now are brood XIX, 13 year cycle....good for roasting or garlic n butter
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Cicadas
May 12, 2011 20:41:56 GMT -5
Post by rockshine on May 12, 2011 20:41:56 GMT -5
For you youngsters who have lived less than 30 years, you may have never experienced the noise when several of the cycles coincide. The noise is so deafening , even in a closed house or auto, with the radio playing, that it can make you want to scream. The last time I remember it happening was the mid to late eighties.
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Cicadas
May 12, 2011 21:35:40 GMT -5
Post by 41dave on May 12, 2011 21:35:40 GMT -5
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Cicadas
May 13, 2011 9:25:18 GMT -5
Post by 41dave on May 13, 2011 9:25:18 GMT -5
try again?
you have to be logged into facebook for it to work i think, I changed https to http.
-Dave
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Cicadas
May 16, 2011 10:44:48 GMT -5
Post by JohnD on May 16, 2011 10:44:48 GMT -5
Yesterday I went to DH with my local club. The shrill constant noise was bad enough, but every step you took you were steping on 3 or 4 bodies of cicadas both dead and some not dead yet. I saw several flying, then they flipped over and crashed into the bank. It was amazing to see so many dead and dieing, there must be millions of them in this area. Evidently they won't go into the 13 year withdrawal until about the second week in June.
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Cicadas
Jun 6, 2011 17:40:35 GMT -5
Post by chelle on Jun 6, 2011 17:40:35 GMT -5
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