Do these things freak anyone else out?




Oh man i have nightmares about these insects

yuck!

There are literally thousands of them that crawl up the trees at my mothers place, that damn sound they make is like nails on a chalkboard to me

ella731 said:

Only about every 17 years, or so.

Well is 'Brood X' this year here, so they say

http://www.andrew.cmu.edu...os/cicada/
[This message was edited Fri May 14 7:14:38 2004 by ella731]

So, where are they showing up?

I'm in Maryland and, as of this week, they're everywhere and getting worse.

(If you're a big fan of them, at the Ritz-Carlton in DC, you can order the "sauteed cicadas on toast" appetizer - for about $15-20, for real.)

Brood X is coming!
Periodical cicadas will emerge this spring in many parts of the eastern U.S. (indicated by the areas shaded in blue). The last time this brood of cicadas emerged was 1987.

I like cicadas - they don't bite, and the sound they make reminds me of summer and helps me get to sleep in hot weather. I'm weird.

Are you serious, oh man, I wish it was that easy for me

Yeah, when they get started in concert they are really annoying.















summer nights edit
[This message was edited Fri May 14 7:49:39 2004 by 2the9s]

2the9s said:

i like how they sound.

JasmineFire said:

Cicada paella...

ella731 said:

aaah the eyes have such LOVERLY colors.

i think you are thinking of locusts....they are different

Cicada Stir-Fry:
Ingredients


minced onion, coriander (cilantro), fresh gingerroot
sliced carrots, chopped cauliflower and/or broccoli
water chestnuts and/or other vegetables of your choice
bean sprouts and snow peas
blanched, teneral cicadas
In a wok or other suitable pan, heat a couple tablespoons of vegetable oil. Add ingredients in the order listed above when those in the most recent addition are partially cooked. Serve over whole-grain (“brown”) rice and add soy sauce to taste.

Cicada “Shrimp”:
Dip teneral cicadas in batter, then deep-fry until golden brown. Drain, then serve with cocktail sauce.

1902 Cicada-Rhubarb Pie:
Make your favorite recipe for rhubarb pie, including some blanched, teneral cicadas.

I read about these yesterday..

What are they? It has been about 15 years since they have appeared..

Do their eyes glow in the dark?

I heard they are atkins friendly

here you go sag read up http://home.earthlink.net...cadas.html

no one else has nighmares about cicadas, oh well

This thread made me itch.

the females are high in protein

Chico319 said:

cosign!


Here ya go ella, arm yo self!

Awwww, look at his cute little eyeballs!

Those things don't scare me, it's the creepy, crawly, nasty ass spiders that freak me out.

gemini13 said:

wow - you're into oculolingus, too?!
[This message was edited Sat May 15 2:45:30 2004 by IAmTheTouch]