Cicadas

Seven freshly molted cicadas and their empty nymph shells.



There are now thousands in the area. The noise they make is loud.

They are coming out here now also. Should be in full swing if the heat hits here like they're calling for the next week.

Keep them in your area Hippie, I didn't see any yet.

Been in full swing about a week here hippie. Everyday they get a little louder.

I drive twenty miles northeast to Allentown and you don't hear them.

We went up Licking Crick today and they were flying into the vehicle. Up in the mountain they are just starting but in the valley they are pretty thick.

Used to see and hear them in FLA.

Tonight, Tucker had a report on them. They gave him a plate of chocolate covered cicadas ...he didn't know that and ate one ahead of time ...lol....he ate another one on live stream and liked it again ...

I had chocolate covered grasshoppers years ago in Georgia. They were good !

Like I say- just cover it with chocolate !

It is good to know what you can eat if you need to.

I was just glad they didn't sing at night , when I was in FLA. They can be deafening. Fascinating insects , really. Love those ruby red eyes.

They've been loud for days here. Fish can't resist them.
Just watch those green eyed ones. They do bite a little.

Everything eats them here. My dogs love them. We've been talking about trying some but haven't found a decent recipe.

My 8 year old grandsons don't like the wings. Lol

[quote=Sharon]Used to see and hear them in FLA.

Tonight, Tucker had a report on them. They gave him a plate of chocolate covered cicadas ...he didn't know that and ate one ahead of time ...lol....he ate another one on live stream and liked it again ...

I had chocolate covered grasshoppers years ago in Georgia. They were good !

Like I say- just cover it with chocolate !

It is good to know what you can eat if you need to.

I was just glad they didn't sing at night , when I was in FLA. They can be deafening. Fascinating insects , really. Love those ruby red eyes. [quote]


Heard on the radio this past week; if you have shellfish allergies you shouldn’t eat them. Simular enough biologically to cause problems. Some taco stands selling them.

We don't have those black ones, ours are green

Copperheads eat them like candy

Brother in southern Indiana seasoned and roasted a few. Said they tasted a little buggy, imagine that!

Expecting them in Asheville. Only seen a few and haven’t heard any. Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth, they say.

Much rather have them then the mormon crickets that are in my area.

The Incredibly Bizarre Story Of Cicadas & Fungi
Learn Your Land
Jun 14, 2019

https://youtu.be/mSmD43tS9O0

None here I think different parts of the country are on different life cycles.

Singing good today, first I heard any in my back yard.

We've had them for at least 2 weeks here in Southern Indiana . Yesterday they was so loud , you could hear them in the house .

Would these even be similar to the locust John The Baptist ate in the wilderness?

None here. Not that I would be able to hear them over the peepers anyway.

Coming home from washing the racecar this morning, it was like hitting mayflies they were swarming across the road so thick.

I seem to hear'em year round...lol
At night, I think I'm on the river bank...s
My ears ring all the time.

Mine too Donnie. The noise of the cicadas sound just like my tinnitus but much louder.

Nice to hear them while laying in bed.

Am I strange? I find the sound so soothing and relaxing.

We had them for years until the fire ants. I guess 1989 was our last good hatch in my area of Arkansas.

I like hearing them too!

It sure is. I got a whole swamp full of them too. Might grab a beer tonight and sit out and listen to them for a bit.

Got bit by the first skeeter this morning too...he didn't survive the encounter.

No.
The locusts in the Bible are a type of grasshopper.
Grasshoppers and crickets are edible. Adult cicadas are not.

https://www.biblicalnaturalhistory.org/locust/

none popping yet here in cent il.............sposed to be pretty thick I heard..........and by memorial day last I heard.

That link is an interesting read. Maybe when Biden does away with cows , farmers can get in on the ground floor raising grass hoppers. They are 4 times more efficient at producing protein. No special slaughter required and might even replace chewing tobacco, lol. Thanks for the link.

Last 2 days thought that noise was deep freeze in garage when walking out on back porch but very noticeable today. Freezer makes a different noise. My hearing is bad!!!

Cicadas are edible and eaten by large numbers of people. People with shellfish allergies may be allergic to cicadas.



Keith

We visited family in southern Indiana this weekend. You could hear them buggers while driving down the highway with the windows up and radio blaring. They seamed to be Really thick near the swampy areas

Cicadas are a great source of protein for turkeys and their predators," Danks told WLKY. "When the turkeys eat the cicadas, they don't have to move and search for food, so they're not exposed to the predators either—plus the predators eat the cicadas, too, so it's really a triple-win for turkeys

https://www.outdoorlife.com/conservation/cicadas-turkey-hatch/

Ain't heard a one around here!

Most turkey nest have already hatched by now. We already have quail chicks running around.

Don’t insects poop. If you eat them like cicadas your eating what’s inside them also! Not for me, just the thought.

There are only the annual cicadas in Minnesota. Possibly in another cycle or two, they could make it this far west.

Thinking cool thoughts ...to beat this 90 degree heat for one more day...

It's probably healthy poop.

The poop is a GIANT blast of fertilizer that the forest needs
Nature is fascinating