They're back after 17 years !!!!!
 

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A swarm of young cicadas encircle a tree as they look for a place to shed their shells at a residence on Elk Creek Road near Trenton, Ohio, on May 18. After their 17 year nap, the cicadas started showing up in enormous numbers throughout the area on May 17. They'll be gone in 6 weeks and will come back in 17 years again.

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yipes... that makes my skin crawl!

That's not good

:eek7

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Crazyness !!!!

thanks for sharing PussyMan!!!! :)

don't you people read newspaper?? that thing was reported like in every newspaper even here in finland...

I saw on CNN that every 17 years when those little bastards came out, the US was in some sort of conflict...this batch of them also has a "W" on their wings!

awkward behaviour...

Yuckkkkkkkkk

yak

if they win, the terrorists win

Holy fuck ... 17 years sleep ? that's some long ass sleep

wtf are cockadidlies?

Ho shit!

yeeuck

hehe, i bet they got alot to do down there

I thought this post was about the new kids on the blocks reunion -

:Graucho

They taste great fry them on a pan in a little oil for a minute or so great snack but its to bad they don´t come around more often.

Man ill after gorging on sauteed cicadas


Associated Press
May 15, 2004


BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- A man who cooked and ate nearly 30 cicadas sought medical treatment after suffering a strong allergic reaction to the sauteed insects.

The man showed up at a Bloomington clinic Thursday covered from head-to-toe in hives, and sheepishly told a doctor he'd caught and ate the cicadas after sauteing them in butter with crushed garlic and basil.

"He said they didn't taste too bad, but his wife didn't care for the aroma," said Dr. Al Ripani, the doctor who treated the man at Promptcare East.

The man, who has a history of asthma and shellfish allergies, suffered a "significant allergic reaction," after eating the cicadas, Ripani said.

He said he gave the man antihistamines, steroids and a shot of adrenaline, then observed him for two hours before sending him home.

After living underground for 17 years and feeding on tree roots, the so-called Brood X cicadas are emerging by the billions across the Eastern U.S.

Ripani said recent newspaper articles extolling the tastiness of cicada cuisine should have warned people that dining on the bugs can be dangerous for some people.

"Severe food allergies such as this can be fatal," he said. "I feel that needs to be stressed in these articles."

He said the University of Maryland's department of entomology's Cicada-licious cookbook, which includes recipes for Cicada Stir-Fry and Cicada Dumplings, contains a disclaimer urging people to consult a doctor before eating cicadas.

"We ask that you please take special caution if you have other food allergies, such as soy, nuts or shellfish, or if you know of any contact allergies that you may have to other insects," it states.

i read somthing in the paper about it a few weeks ago....i'm happy they'r not here..

Now what on earth would possess someone to fry those creatures up and eat them.

I know what i am having for dinner. :Graucho

Let's hope they are not pissed! :Graucho

napalm those damn insects :(

You are what you eat! :1orglaugh

Yeah...nasty little guys....:disgust :eek7

Hey PMan,

Good luck on your learn something useful campaign! I've been doing something similar with http://www.kindtimes.com Good stuff. Most people don't get out enough.

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Ughhh they're nasty...

Uhmmmmm..... Honey....

I'd hit it

:eek7

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THEY'RE CICADAS.. NOT BEES!!

OMFG! lol :1orglaugh

I'm hungry..

Heh, They look wicked!

I heard that a while ago...they dont hurt you though, but they're talking like you can't drive your car down the street with out running into a swarm of them. I haven't heard or seen one yet.

I think I heard that they just come to mate, or something like that.l

ewww......looks itchy.....:(

Damn,who made them come back?Better stay there:1orglaugh :1orglaugh

Interesting.

stay the fuck out of ohio:Graucho

That looks awful!

Doesn't look like something I'd want to eat.

It's actually packed with protein :thumbsup

i saw a pic of those today or yesterday on msn dot com. didnt think it was worth the read

arent they the little fuckers that make those really annoying sounds at night or during the day on REALLLY hot days?

I'm having goosebumps just looking at them!

Eewww!

17 years ? nature is weird.

:uhoh

All of it is Nature's work. All we have to is learn to live with it.