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May 19 '07 by Startxp05

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Warning: To all my chicago peeps....the cicadas are comingg!!!!!

i dont think i've ever seen a cicada, so i'm a bit worry. I hope a splash of spf-15 lotion will protect me.

deathcabfortom on May 19 '07 at 11:25am

You've never seen a cicada?

One flew into my car once and died in front of me on the dashboard. It was pretty hilarious.

Startxp05 on May 19 '07 at 11:26am

no? they only emerge every 17 years, or that's what the news lady told me on the tube.

dunz0 on May 19 '07 at 11:29am

they came a few years back in northern virginia...
their eyesight sucks so if there are a lot of them, you're bound to be hit by some

deathcabfortom on May 19 '07 at 11:33am

... no I've seen them before haha.

xiv on May 19 '07 at 11:33am

cicada?

...does google search...

Khol on May 19 '07 at 11:37am

In the Mid-Atlantic area they came out around 2002, I believe. There were hundred of them everywhere but like dunzo said, because they come out of the ground after such a long period of time they cant see too well. The only thing that sucks about them is that once they get on you they really latch on, and girls need to be careful about hairspray becuase they can't get out of that.

They are also quite flammable.

Manos on May 19 '07 at 11:38am

Cicadas are something I remember since I was a little kid. Greece gets them every summer in their thousands and i bet most Mediterranean countries too.
The sound they make during the day is hypnotizing especially during siesta time when you are tired and ready to go to sleep. You can't have a greek summer without cicadas.

deathcabfortom on May 19 '07 at 11:40am

Yeah I think I saw them about 2002... I didn't know they only came out after certain amount of years.

Khol on May 19 '07 at 11:40am

I can't believe I forgot about the sound!

I also have kept one frozen in the basement freezer. The ones we got usually had red eyes and it was rare to find them with blue eyes so when I found one I kept it.
Does that make me weird?

deathcabfortom on May 19 '07 at 11:40am

Well, it said this type:

Was an annual one in Chicago so I guess I saw this one.

Khol on May 19 '07 at 11:41am

Some of them come out every year, it depends on what species you get in your area.

xiv on May 19 '07 at 11:42am

..."love-bugs" are slowly starting their yearly invasion in florida.

Manos on May 19 '07 at 11:43am

The ones we get are just plain gray/brown and camouflage themselves on the tree trunks perfect. Especially on the olive trees they are really hard to spot. We used to as kids try to catch them and spend hours at doing so.

deathcabfortom on May 19 '07 at 11:46am

The shells are really cool to collect.

Khol on May 19 '07 at 11:47am

I just went to go take a picture of my frozen cicada and it turns out that my mother threw him away.
My poor little Hans has been thrown out :(

canadianbeaver on May 19 '07 at 11:52am

We had a Phillipina nanny who used to catch them, clip their toenails, tie thread to them and let them fly around as live kites. It was fascinating!

deathcabfortom on May 19 '07 at 11:57am

You named him hanz? lol.

I would've named him Jacques

Khol on May 19 '07 at 12:00pm

I did name him Hans! He was a wonderful pet until I froze him.
Jacques is a good name too.

The grandmother of one of my friends would catch them, freeze them, and then coat them in chocolate and eat them...apparently they are tasty.
:/

deathcabfortom on May 19 '07 at 12:02pm

EW.

Khol on May 19 '07 at 12:11pm

Well, they are a good source of protein.

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