H2O Posted February 23 mods pin this. Get rid of the dumb winter stuff 1 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mappy Posted February 23 2 minutes ago, H2O said: mods pin this. Get rid of the dumb winter stuff does it suck that randy hasn't given you the power to pin things? lol 1 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FXW176 Posted February 23 They are multiplying. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kmlwx Posted February 23 I remember thinking it was sort of cool in 2004 when I was a kid. Assuming I'll be amused by it for an hour or two and then want to be rid of the huge bugs. Not looking forward to them showing up in my house or the dogs trying to eat them and getting stomachaches. A few are fine - but gorging on them won't be good. Everyone get your Rain-X washer fluid ready to get all those bug guts off your windshields! 1 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NorthArlington101 Posted February 23 I'm stoked for this, actually. Some of my earliest memories are the cicada invasion. I probably won't be quite as amused as I was when I was 4 but I'm curious how it lives up to my impression of it as a kid. 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kmlwx Posted February 23 It'll be interesting tracking soil temps. Apparently mid 60s soil temps are when we should start seeing the invasion. Assuming a really warm stretch could move the timeframe up a bit. Get your screens patched up! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
H2O Posted February 23 57 minutes ago, mappy said: does it suck that randy hasn't given you the power to pin things? lol I actually can. I just didn’t want to give @FXW176 the satisfaction he could text me and demand things and get results 2 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JakkelWx Posted February 23 How much cicadas for philly? 3 6 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scraff Posted February 23 Short Pump gets screwed again! Maybe a murder hornet or two, but that’s it. 1 6 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CAPE Posted February 23 Never get many over here. They don't like the soil apparently. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gopper Posted February 23 Now this is a thread I can sink my teeth into!! I actually think the brood of cicadas is one of the most amazing natural wonders in our area. I remember graduating from high school in 1987 with an outdoor graduation. The weather was beautiful, but people in the audience actually put umbrella's up thinking it would keep the cicadas away from their hair...umm...it did not work. The sound they were making was so loud you could barely hear the speakers. I graduated from a private school where we all wore white tuxedo's, not gown and cap, so the buggers were easy to spy on all of our white tuxes. I thought it was awesome! Will never forget my high school graduation, that's for sure! Then the next time they appeared, I had 2 young children. My wife and I decided we would enter the realm of trying to eat the bugs! Stir fried cicadas, cicada bread, and cicada cookies are a few of the things we tried. I remember convincing my 4 year old that they would be great to eat. She ate them and seemed to really enjoy them. My 2 year old would have nothing of it! She gave an angry face and spit them out. In all honesty, I found them to be bitter and not worth the effort of eating them. A little too earthy tasting for me, but now that I am 17 years older, and my taste buds are almost all dead, I may just have to try them again. Can't wait to see a deeper covering of bugs than many of our snow events this year 1 1 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Always in Zugzwang Posted February 23 I was here for the Brood X emergence in 2004. It was interesting, actually...maybe a bit annoying an noisy, but at the same time kind of cool to be honest. That May was very warm and I think they actually emerged and then disappeared more quickly, peaking around Memorial Day weekend. They definitely got all over the place. I recall playing in a softball game out in Virginia in the league I play on, having to practically swat the damned things away while in the outfield! Here's a photo I got at the time (very low res digital camera back then, LOL!), of a cicada emerging from its shell. I always found it neat how they come out white with black "eyebrows", before they dry and harden into the normal black color with the clear-orange wings. 4 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Always in Zugzwang Posted February 23 1 hour ago, JakkelWx said: How much cicadas for philly? I don't know, but PSU might be fringed. Then end up with some serious cicada banding only to have more than everyone else! 2 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
George BM Posted February 23 4 minutes ago, Always in Zugzwang said: I don't know, but PSU might be fringed. Then end up with some serious cicada banding only to have more than everyone else! You mean like 2 to 3+ cicadas per cubic meter type banding? 3 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vastateofmind Posted February 23 2 hours ago, JakkelWx said: How much cicadas for philly? Yes, but -- when will LWX issue the cicada watches/warnings?? 2 7 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stormtracker Posted February 23 I absolutely HATE them. They remind of one of the two things that are my weakness: a big ass roach. I HATE HATE HATE them. This is the time of year that I love birds even more. A buffet for them. 2 3 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
H2O Posted February 23 23 minutes ago, stormtracker said: I absolutely HATE them. They remind of one of the two things that are my weakness: a big ass roach. I HATE HATE HATE them. This is the time of year that I love birds even more. A buffet for them. Gonna put them in that bottle of JWB 1 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stormtracker Posted February 23 2 minutes ago, H2O said: Gonna put them in that bottle of JWB That's cool since I'll never get it anyway 1 1 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
leesburg 04 Posted February 24 4 hours ago, H2O said: mods pin this. Get rid of the dumb winter stuff I bet your cicada accumulations rival your snow 1 3 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EHoffman Posted February 24 43 minutes ago, stormtracker said: I absolutely HATE them. They remind of one of the two things that are my weakness: a big ass roach. I HATE HATE HATE them. This is the time of year that I love birds even more. A buffet for them. Don't worry there will also be giant wasps eating them too https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sphecius_speciosus 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DanTheMan Posted February 24 I have a straight up phobia of wasps and hornets. The Cicadas I can live with. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FXW176 Posted February 24 Hungry little critter. 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fozz Posted February 24 I'm looking forward to it! I was in 8th grade the last time they came around, and it's been a while. I plan to be back in MD for April into May. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Always in Zugzwang Posted February 24 2 minutes ago, FXW176 said: Hungry little critter. Oh, I mistakenly thought that was a garnish! 1 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steve25 Posted February 24 54 minutes ago, DanTheMan said: I have a straight up phobia of wasps and hornets. The Cicadas I can live with. How do you deal with your phobia? I have it too. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steve25 Posted February 24 Literally just let my dog out and can hear them making noises in the trees. This is some straight up garbage. It's February... 1 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CorgitoWX Posted February 24 I read somewhere that some of them emerged early in 2017, wonder if that lessens the amount we'll see this year? i vaguely remember some being around in 17 when I was living in sterling, but it was sort of a dud compared to 87 when they were everywhere. The 87 swarm was pretty epic, I was about 6 or 7 and we were throwing them /planting them everywhere, having cicada fights 2 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WVclimo Posted February 24 We were overrun with cicadas in western MD in 1970. I've seen them twice since then and neither time has compared to that year. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
George BM Posted February 24 Just now, WVclimo said: We were overrun with cicadas in western MD in 1970. I've seen them twice since then and neither time has compared to that year. How many would you guessitmate were on the ground per square meter in the 1970 outbreak? 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
