The 17 year cicada emergence starts today! omg, it's gonna get loud. I remember the last one, and friends told me about how it was around their neck of the woods, so it would be interesting to hear from you peeps on how "LOUD" it's getting by you and if you have any good locust recipes! (YUK)





not really locust but it's a name we know.

Man, he's an ugly little fella eh !!! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/eek.gif" alt="" />

Well, I found the “shell” of one that hatched out on May 1st.

My work in the woods will be very loud that's for sure.

omg Dan, it'll be like a metal bug concert for U!

Tasty.

I watched a show on em just a week ago. Apparantly they crawl out, mate,and then get eaten. It seems they are doomed to be food for every carnivore in the forest and the ones that escape being eaten die and are fertilizer for the trees. Nature has some interesting plans <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> Here in Oregon Nature has provided a way to thin the forest by creating Scrap Yard knives which are then used by cut happy folks like myself <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

Hey Bill, I'll be moving to Rainer in a few weeks neighbor! I can't wait <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

WTH is that thing??

Is it a zombie bug?

It's a Cicada Dave. You know those bugs in the trees that make that buzzing sound in the summer! Their attacking this year!

Juicy little thing!

As a survival food I'd bet cicada's are great nutrition. I'm sure they would need some seasoning salt or tabasco though <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />