Make it stop! - Cicadas are driving me mad (pics)

spidey07

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Mad insect - cicada

Is it just me or are these guys going nuts this season? (I'm in KY) The noise is almost deafing.

Pretty cool insects really. They're huge and if you catch them they tell you they're quite pissed.
 

spidey07

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heh,

I'm not really knocking it because its nice to fall asleep to, but man they are insane this year.
 
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Find a horde of those wasps that sting cicadas and lay their eggs inside so that the new larvae can feast on the still-living host.

- M4H
 

Hayabusa Rider

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Originally posted by: spidey07
heh,

I'm not really knocking it because its nice to fall asleep to, but man they are insane this year.

Weather been unusual?
 

spidey07

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Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire
Find a horde of those wasps that sting cicadas and lay their eggs inside so that the new larvae can feast on the still-living host.

- M4H

Also known as the "cicada killer" wasp. I once saw one attach a cicada on the 18th green. Cooles thing I ever saw...it swooped down right in front of me and picked up the cicada and flew off - stinging it all the way with the poor green insect screaming bloody murder.
 
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Originally posted by: spidey07
Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire
Find a horde of those wasps that sting cicadas and lay their eggs inside so that the new larvae can feast on the still-living host.

- M4H

Also known as the "cicada killer" wasp. I once saw one attach a cicada on the 18th green. Cooles thing I ever saw...it swooped down right in front of me and picked up the cicada and flew off - stinging it all the way with the poor green insect screaming bloody murder.

I love those wasps, because they (a) don't sting humans unlike their sadistic SOB kinfolk and (b) kill annoying loud insects in a really really cool fashion :D

- M4H
 

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Originally posted by: spidey07
heh,

I'm not really knocking it because its nice to fall asleep to, but man they are insane this year.

With a name like spidey, spin a f*cking web and catch the motherf*ckers and have a feast!!! :D
 

spidey07

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Originally posted by: Rogue
Originally posted by: spidey07
heh,

I'm not really knocking it because its nice to fall asleep to, but man they are insane this year.

With a name like spidey, spin a f*cking web and catch the motherf*ckers and have a feast!!! :D

I'd like to see a spider who could net a cicada. LOL

Some kind of south american he-man spider with a net that would catch a golf ball.:camera:
 

spidey07

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Originally posted by: DamageInc
That thing looks like a fish with wings.

Yeah, but see that big speaker looking thing that takes up 1/4 of it body on the front. Loud mo-fos.
 

Iron Woode

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Originally posted by: SOSTrooper
ewww... the only insect I'm not scared of is ant... I run away from everything else. :(
You need to find a big praying mantis. They are loads of fun to play with.