Good essay on phenomenon here:
Opinion | The Cicadas Are Coming. It's Not an Invasion. It's a Miracle. - The New York Times
Opinion | The Cicadas Are Coming. It's Not an Invasion. It's a Miracle. - The New York Times
Cicada Mania!
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We used to tie fishing line to them and fly them around when I was young. Definitely great sci-fi movie recording.
Chubbo
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The 17yr. Locust arrived a couple of weeks ago here in central Ohio, the ground under our maple tree in our backyard looked like someone had fired several thousand .38 cal., slugs into the ground. There were no locusts in sight, or heard. There has been no activity since. This seems strange to me. Surely that won't be the last of the predicted hatch. Any comments?
You could duct tape every window and door shut and they'd still find a way in.
My first house in Harwell "Cinti" had an old gas fireplace we never used. Multitudes came thru there. Our cat loved it.
I've left many an empty beer can at the Hartwell Golf Course.
I lived there around 8 years and never knew there was a golf course.
hemiram
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It's weird, I had it too for a couple of years. When it first happened, it was the middle of winter, and I heard what sure sounded like Cicadas singing. I knew that wasn't possible, so I soon realized it was tinnitus and the speed of the singing was my pulse. It was only in my right ear. I went to the ENT doc due to hearing loss in my right ear that required "popping" to solve for a very short time, and ended up having a tube put in my eardrum. No more Cicadas, but no more useful hearing in my right ear. All in all, I wish the Cicada singing would come back. The tube has to fall out soon, it's going on 18 months.
Sistema1927
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That was my thought as well. Those hearing the cicadas are getting a tast of what it is like for those of us with tinnitus.
CAJUNLAWYER
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So, how do they taste? Bon Appetit says cicadas are similar to soft-shell crab, "but with subtle overtones of boiled peanuts, the kind only a backroads gas station can really do right."
My interest is now piqued.
Question? Does the entire population show up every 17 years or are they speced out with a different crop showing up each year? This has alwaysd bothered me.....
My interest is now piqued.
Question? Does the entire population show up every 17 years or are they speced out with a different crop showing up each year? This has alwaysd bothered me.....
Ivan the Butcher
Member
I've been paying attention for the last two hatches. First time, driving up I-71 about 20 miles South of Mansfield, Ohio the woods gets close to both sides of the freeway. Along that stretch of road the Cicadas were so loud, you couldn't hear the noisy truck laboring to get up the hills!
Last time, I was shooting Sporting Clays right on the Marrow/Richland county line. with ear plugs on, you could be standing by a guy with a 12 gauge a not hear it go off, you had to watch it or feel the concussion!
The smallest clay is 60mm, that course liked to launch them full speed coming over the crest of a hill. then they would be silhouetted against the sky. The wasps would try to catch them. It was normally an easy shot, but during Cicada season we livened things up. How many wasps could you bag in one shot and still break the clay! (I thought I had 2, but the score keeper credited me with 3!)
Last time, I was shooting Sporting Clays right on the Marrow/Richland county line. with ear plugs on, you could be standing by a guy with a 12 gauge a not hear it go off, you had to watch it or feel the concussion!
The smallest clay is 60mm, that course liked to launch them full speed coming over the crest of a hill. then they would be silhouetted against the sky. The wasps would try to catch them. It was normally an easy shot, but during Cicada season we livened things up. How many wasps could you bag in one shot and still break the clay! (I thought I had 2, but the score keeper credited me with 3!)
500SNW
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Here in extreme SW Ohio the cicadas have really multiplied in the last 48 hours. I just mowed the lawn and did my best to avoid them. As of right now, they are crawling up trees and poles...preparing to launch. It is supposed to range in the mid to high 80's the next 3 days...so that'll really get em out. I was going to wash and wax my car...but I think I'll wait since there no use in having bug splats all over a freshly waxed vehicle!
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mckenney99
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I haven't seen or really heard any of them in the Dayton OH area yet. I bet the folks behind me are gonna have fun though, they just uncovered their above ground pool. Cicada stew.
TheHobbyist
Member
Didn't read every post, but they are excellent fishing bait. YMMV.
I am on far east side of Columbus and have yet to see any. I think the next rain will get them popping out. The ground is really hard right now and from what I understand, it is the first real rain after the ground gets up to temp that gets them hatching heavily.
Kevin, I just showed that video to Logan and JR. They said they are not leaving the house.
Earlier this month their parochial school was discussing the seven plagues.
Bad timing.
Earlier this month their parochial school was discussing the seven plagues.
Bad timing.
I didn't read all the entries, so hopefully this is not a repeat. I saw on TV last night when a candy store was offering Chocolate Covered Cicadas!! I think they were $18/dozen.
Larry
Larry
They are beginning to emerge here. There is a small castinette concert starting in my back yard.
I shredded the curtains to save the cats the trouble..
I shredded the curtains to save the cats the trouble..
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