Attack of teh killar Cicadas v2.0

[Wraithlord]

first, madcow that is an extremely cruel and funny thing to do

second, I think you are talking about june-bugs, cicadas do not come out every summer, but june bugs do, they are just as big and just as anoyying, and are great to throw on people or put in their backpacks

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[Madcow]

Originally Posted by Wraithlord

first, madcow that is an extremely cruel and funny thing to do

second, I think you are talking about june-bugs, cicadas do not come out every summer, but june bugs do, they are just as big and just as anoyying, and are great to throw on people or put in their backpacks

Cicadas do not come out every summer everywhere. They do in Phoenix. Some summers they're thicker than others, but I don't remember a summer ever where they weren't around. Growing up here people called them locusts, and most locals still do but they're cicadas. We have june bugs as well although they're much rarer and don't make that awful annoying buzz sound.
Cicadas plant their eggs in the ground during the summer and the next summer the eggs hatch and these horrendously ugly brown wingless bugs come crawling out of the ground and climbing as high as they possible can during the day (usually up the sides of trees or fences/houses). At night their backs split open and the winged versions come crawling out of the brown 'shell' and sit on the tree/fence/whatever trying to dry off enough to fly away. When they first come out of the shell they're this almost neon green color, and their wings just hang down. By morning they're dry and flying around annoying people. The brown shells in the meantime continue to cling to trees/walls/whatever until somebody knocks them off.

Cicada shell:



After they've broken out:



Fugly hatching in action:

[Khronos]

Originally Posted by Madcow

Cicadas do not come out every summer everywhere. They do in Phoenix. Some summers they're thicker than others, but I don't remember a summer ever where they weren't around. Growing up here people called them locusts, and most locals still do but they're cicadas. We have june bugs as well although they're much rarer and don't make that awful annoying buzz sound.
Cicadas plant their eggs in the ground during the summer and the next summer the eggs hatch and these horrendously ugly brown wingless bugs come crawling out of the ground and climbing as high as they possible can during the day (usually up the sides of trees or fences/houses). At night their backs split open and the winged versions come crawling out of the brown 'shell' and sit on the tree/fence/whatever trying to dry off enough to fly away. When they first come out of the shell they're this almost neon green color, and their wings just hang down. By morning they're dry and flying around annoying people. The brown shells in the meantime continue to cling to trees/walls/whatever until somebody knocks them off.

we get them every year here in OH too , but only a few shells can be found...not many "hatched" ones at all.

you explained them pretty much perfectly

[Rbstr]

ugh we get them bad sometimes in KC they suck, bigtime

[Indecisive]

In the words of one guy in the TR sanc yesturday "Use your chainblades! Its Cicada season!"

[Wraithlord]

hmm...there are tons of junebugs were I live, TONS

[Neon Apocalypse]

i think we have junebugs in new england, never payed attention to them

and i am glad we dont have cicadas, are there any in texas because im going there this summer?

[JetRaiden]

I think it would be cool if flies were the size of german shepards...that way, when you swat them, you could hear them scream. well, you'd probably need a tennis racket to take something like that out but it'd be fun nonetheless.

[Neon Apocalypse]

no it wouldnt

now go fry bugs with your magnifying glass

[AztecWarrior]

We don't have any bugs here, just water moccasins (one of the most poisonous snakes in the world), crocodiles, AND alligators! (Yes. Both. Miami is mean.)

[Indecisive]

For german shepard size bugs? Hell, Raid better come out with a shotgun.

[Madcow]

Originally Posted by AztecWarrior

We don't have any bugs here, just water moccasins (one of the most poisonous snakes in the world), crocodiles, AND alligators! (Yes. Both. Miami is mean.)

No bugs in Miami? Is that because you consider the mosquitos to be birds due to their size?

[AztecWarrior]

Originally Posted by Madcow

No bugs in Miami? Is that because you consider the mosquitos to be birds due to their size?

I stand corrected.wanker

[SDM]

Originally Posted by Rbstr

ugh we get them bad sometimes in KC they suck, bigtime

Especially when they attack your truck and twist it into a pretzelized scrap heap.

[NoSurrender]

god i hate bugs, and those POS bastards came out last year. they're supposed to come out this year, so when i grill im gonna keep a can of AXE and a lighter with me. i hate em they eat up all the plants leave their skins and make the worst noise.