Wednesday, May 8, 2013

The Cicadas are coming !!!

Cicadas?   What's that?

Well, you have heard (pun intended) of these.  

Sometimes they are referred to as a "tree cricket" and you have likely seen the empty shells from which they emerge.


There are many many species of these noisy critters that emerge in cycles.

Most are seen annually in small groups but some are seen in mega mega groups  in 13 and 17 year cycles.

The ones coming now are in the 17 year cycle and are known as the "Magicicada"

17 Years?  what do you mean?

Well, it seems that every 17 years Cicada Magicicadia emerge from the ground when the ground temperature reaches 64 degrees and --

Wow -- they are almost innumerable and very very very loud.

Get ready.  They are coming.   

They might be coming to an area near you, depending, of course on where you live.

To find out more about this soon to happen event, HERE'S THE LINK

And to read about them in more detail, including a video showing one coming out of its shell, HERE'S THE LINK

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