Posted on 05/06/2013 2:29:22 PM PDT by Biggirl
I haZ no clue... (many would agree ;)
I remember them hitting in DC when I lived there. Devastation to plants and they are loud and proun.
My roomates and I set out on a hunting expedtion to smush as many as we could. The winner got a six pack of beer. No one tell the pitatards please.
AFAIK they don’t carry diseases or decimate crops either. Annoying but not dangerous.
I am hoping that they will eat all of the stink bugs and then disappear for another 17 years.
Not a swift move on his part ;) Bet he got few offers on it...
AHA! The Balimer cicada. Who knew?
Kick their butts. : )
http://darksinistar.hubpages.com/hub/Cicada-Invasion-Tips-on-Saving-Your-Lawn-and-Plants
Some people fry them and then dip them in choclate. Crunchy nutty flavor.
Don’t be afraid of them. Smush them and/or eat ‘em. : )
Not so sure it’s a dude.
I remember in 1987 being overrun by them in DC. I was working there at the time and remembered driving in Rock Creek Park and being amazed at how deafening the noise was.
Well I didn’t study it too close...and now I REALLY don’t want to ;)
Actually, not true.
One of them landed on my finger in 1987 and apparently mistook it for a tree branch. They have some proboscis thing that helps them do what they want to do and that thing *hurt*.
See, it’s a personal thing.
I was going to make a remark about masculine squeals, but no...I’m a lady.
I can pretty much say that ain’t going to happen, lol.
Protein’s good, just not THAT particular protein....
When they all get going at once, it’s amazing. And the sound comes in waves.
Squee! (baritone) ;)
Bounty...... The quicker pupae paper.
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