whizkid3
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July 5th, @06:26PM
|  Get ready - its Magic Cicada time - 17 years
Be ready. Within two weeks or so, Brood XIV of the Magicicada that has been living below the surface quietly for the past 17 years; will leave the comforts of their subterranian dwellings and swarm by the billions into the trees of NYC, LI and northern NJ. Their goal? Screaming at the top of their lungs while they mate and lay eggs. The noise can be deafening.
The big question is if they still exist in such numbers. Reports of sightings in Cape Cod, Pennsylvania, and Long Island are just starting. Don't worry - they can't hurt you, except to ruin your sleep.
Wikipedia page
Report a Brood XIV sighting. |
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lilhurricane
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Tommyastro
join:2004-01-18
Poughkeepsie, NY | reply to whizkid3
Japanese beetles are REALLY bad this year, like they were last year. They SUCK. |
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sansri88
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Oh hell no.
Dammit I thought I'd seen the last of these buggers before college. Guess not  |
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whizkid3
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Queens, NY | reply to lilhurricane
No. You can keep your love bugs, Li'l. At least the cicadas stay in their trees. |
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thermoose
join:2008-07-01 | I dont like the noise they make... |
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PCInTech
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Honestly, I'd never heard of them. Fascinating. Are they tasty? |
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whizkid3
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| said by PCInTech  :Are they tasty? The birds like them. That's why they come out millions at a time. They combat predators by overwhelming them. |
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Jeffrey
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Oh man are these things back yet? I haven't heard them yet, but I'm anxiously awaiting the freaking racket these little buggers make.  |
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ArgyleDSL
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said by whizkid3 :said by PCInTech :Are they tasty? The birds like them. That's why they come out millions at a time. They combat predators by overwhelming them. My cat liked them too. Chased them and played with them. Bit the heads off too.
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whizkid3
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| said by ArgyleDSL :My cat liked them too. Chased them and played with them. Bit the heads off too. 17 years ago? |
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ArgyleDSL
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| said by whizkid3 :said by ArgyleDSL :My cat liked them too. Chased them and played with them. Bit the heads off too. 17 years ago? My cat at that time did that. She passed some years ago.
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whizkid3
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Queens, NY | Ah...memories. |
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Dersgniw
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I just heard some quiet buzzing outside.. sounded kind of like high voltage power lines. I went outside to look around and the noise got louder and LOUDER! Yup, the cicadas are in Long Beach!
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| said by Dersgniw :I just heard some quiet buzzing outside.. sounded kind of like high voltage power lines. I went outside to look around and the noise got louder and LOUDER! Yup, the cicadas are in Long Beach! I thought it was "The Day of The Triffids"..... |
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whizkid3
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Queens, NY | reply to whizkid3
I thought I heard one a few days ago - buzzing sound. Haven't heard it since. I hope they are not all dead. |
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Roundel
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| said by whizkid3 :I thought I heard one a few days ago - buzzing sound. Haven't heard it since. I hope they are not all dead. Heard plenty of them yesterday. But nothing since. |
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Jeffrey
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said by Dersgniw :I just heard some quiet buzzing outside.. sounded kind of like high voltage power lines. I went outside to look around and the noise got louder and LOUDER! Yup, the cicadas are in Long Beach! Yep, they're here as of this past weekend in Syosset and Plainview. I was outside grilling on Saturday night drinking the remaining portion of a six pack, and I heard this odd buzzing. Familiar, yet strange. I knew I hadn't had enough to start the auditory hallucinatons, so I thought for a minute, and sure enough...they are back.
Although I remember them being much, much louder. Perhaps there isn't such a big batch of them this year, or their predator enemies are gobbling more of them up.
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PCInTech
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| said by Jeffrey :I was outside grilling on Saturday night drinking the remaining portion of a six pack, and I heard this odd buzzing. OK.. you were grilling... you had your golden opportunity to find OUT for me IF they are indeed tasty! |
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Gungerdin
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I hear they taste good |
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