Yeah, but if you were into eating them you'd no doubt be of a different
opinion. :-)
Chuck Norcutt
On 5/12/2011 7:40 PM, Andrew Fildes wrote:
> Point of interest for nerds - the long cycle cicadas have prime
> number emergences (7, 13). It's supposed to disrupt the predator/prey
> rhythm. People like me find that rather cool. Andrew Fildes
> afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
>
> On 12/05/2011, at 11:27 PM, Charles Geilfuss wrote:
>
>> Well Jim, even with diminished hearing, when his billion-plus
>> cousins emerge you will likely hear them. Of course we get the
>> usual Summer Cicadas here every year and I like them as a harbinger
>> of the seasons. But these 7 and 13 year emergences are a different
>> kettle of fish. My brother-in-law experienced one about a decade
>> ago when he moved to Lynchburg, VA. He sent me some photos showing
>> his yard about two inches deep with these critters. He went outside
>> to sweep them away from the AC unit and claimed he couldn't even
>> hear his own thoughts for the racket. Keep us posted on their
>> progress
>
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