Wiki says there are 220 species of cicada in Oz, most in the tropical
north. I checked the details on the 3 species noted there. One is on a
7 year cycle. The other two apparently appear annually although there
is a comment for one of them that numbers vary dramatically from year to
year.
Chuck Norcutt
On 5/13/2011 2:23 AM, Andrew Fildes wrote:
> They're tasty but a bit crunchy and buzz a lot going down.
> Especially the great big green ones.
> Or so the kookaburra I just asked told me.
> I don't think we have any really long cycle ones here though the summers have
> been quiet of late.
> Perhaps we're due for a big breakout in a year or two.
> Andrew Fildes
> afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
>
> On 13/05/2011, at 12:53 PM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
>
>> Yeah, but if you were into eating them you'd no doubt be of a different
>> opinion. :-)
>
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