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East About To Be Overrun By Billions Of Cicadas
Associated Press ^ | May 6,2013 | Seth Borenstein

Posted on 05/06/2013 2:29:22 PM PDT by Biggirl

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Any day now, billions of cicadas with bulging red eyes will crawl out of the earth after 17 years underground and overrun the East Coast. The insects will arrive in such numbers that people from North Carolina to Connecticut will be outnumbered roughly 600-to-1. Maybe more.

(Excerpt) Read more at hosted.ap.org ...


TOPICS: Outdoors
KEYWORDS: cicadas; eastcoast; insects
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To: George Varnum

During the last invasion, Letterman actually had a cicada expert on as a guest, and he brought out a baking sheet of roasted cicadas. I hear they are quite good.

David actually tried one.


41 posted on 05/06/2013 2:54:43 PM PDT by fwdude ( You cannot compromise with that which you must defeat.)
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To: freedumb2003

OMG, LOL


42 posted on 05/06/2013 2:55:52 PM PDT by CatherineofAragon ( (Support Christian white males---the architects of the jewel known as Western Civilization))
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To: freedumb2003
Lol. at least it's not this:


43 posted on 05/06/2013 2:56:20 PM PDT by SpinnerWebb (In 2012 you will awaken from your HOPEnosis and have no recollection of this... "Constitution")
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To: carriage_hill

Thanks for posting a photo.
Cute bugs. I like bugs. They’re fascinating.

I wonder if my chickens will snack on Cicadas.
They’ve taken care of my Japanese beetle problem last year.


44 posted on 05/06/2013 2:56:29 PM PDT by 1_Rain_Drop
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To: livius

I remember a hatching in the early 50’s. Numbers do not add up. Minus 17 from the present is 1996, then 1979, then 1962 then 1945, much too early for me to remember. I was 10 in 1950 and it was a few years later, about 1952 when they swarmed in MD.


45 posted on 05/06/2013 2:56:57 PM PDT by Louis Foxwell (Better the devil we can destroy than the Judas we must tolerate.)
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To: CatherineofAragon

I’m incorrigible... I love all animals. ....LOL!

The only that creeps me out is leeches and I don’t really see many of those marching around in the mountains.....:)


46 posted on 05/06/2013 2:57:17 PM PDT by Salamander
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To: allmendream

LOL

Bugligula!


47 posted on 05/06/2013 2:59:08 PM PDT by Salamander
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To: Biggirl

Not to worry, they have a very short life span, -like one day. May they be sweet music to your ears, -appreciate.


48 posted on 05/06/2013 2:59:33 PM PDT by Vinylly
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To: Biggirl
Brood II map from Magicicada.org brood maps


49 posted on 05/06/2013 2:59:42 PM PDT by KarlInOhio (Choose one: the yellow and black flag of the Tea Party or the white flag of the Republican Party.)
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To: Louis Foxwell

This won’t be the Baltimore one. We had them in 1987 and 2004. Won’t have them again until 2021.


50 posted on 05/06/2013 3:02:29 PM PDT by jaybee
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To: Biggirl

I think cicadas are cicinda cocool.


51 posted on 05/06/2013 3:03:20 PM PDT by Nervous Tick (Without GOD, men get what they deserve.)
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To: CatherineofAragon

“Wonder if it’s too late to dig a bunker?”

My youngest daughter is TERRIFIED of bugs. Bugs of any shape, size or color. Stinging or not.. she runs. If you want, you can have some company. She will gladly pack up her Hello Kitty backpack and off you two go! (although I imagine you will last one week and gladly dance among the cicadas. LOL!)


52 posted on 05/06/2013 3:03:52 PM PDT by momtothree
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To: F15Eagle

huh. They’ll be in NYC, not Upstate NY.
bummer.

Guess I’ll have to eat chocolate sans Cicadas.


53 posted on 05/06/2013 3:04:06 PM PDT by 1_Rain_Drop
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To: CatherineofAragon
I despise bugs-—to a phobic degree.

They don't bother me at all, but I remember last time.

Some people are going to just lose it - and some of those people live in my house.

54 posted on 05/06/2013 3:05:53 PM PDT by wideawake
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To: Biggirl

We get these things EVERY YEAR! So what is the B.S. about a 17 year cycle?


56 posted on 05/06/2013 3:09:00 PM PDT by Average Al
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To: George Varnum
"Are they edible by humans?"

My dog loves them..........

57 posted on 05/06/2013 3:10:19 PM PDT by Average Al
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To: 1_Rain_Drop

One of Craziest things I ever saw was in Kansas lighting bugs or fireflys were every where we were just traveling through and my Dad had to stop and scrape em off the windshield.
The other was the tornado that chased us for a bout 3 miles.
The old Mercury was doin a 100mph and a curve to the left came up, the tornado of course stayed on track. The wind was so great the headliner was pulled down to the top of the seats.
Dad was 6’4’’ and leaning to the side to be able to see the road! What a trip!


58 posted on 05/06/2013 3:10:50 PM PDT by Conserev1 ("Still Clinging to my Bible and my Weapon")
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To: Biggirl

Remember that line from “STARSHIP TROOPERS”

BUGS MR RICO!

ZILLIONS OF ‘EM !

I’M BURNING ‘EM DOWN!

Better get flamethrower out......


59 posted on 05/06/2013 3:11:04 PM PDT by njslim (St)
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To: wideawake

I can relate, lol.

My sister-in-law is getting married in a couple of weeks...the reception’s going to be outdoors. Kind of presents a problem for me....


60 posted on 05/06/2013 3:14:12 PM PDT by CatherineofAragon ( (Support Christian white males---the architects of the jewel known as Western Civilization))
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