Every 17 years on the east coast, we get plagued by swarms of Cicada bugs. They live underground where they lay their eggs and grow, but they only come out to mate for 2-4 weeks every 17 years. This is their next year. I watched the news this morning and already many have been spotted. Their estimated numbers is about 1 million per acre (about the size of a football field.) Theyre not small either. Theyre about 3 inches long, have giant red eyes, long, brown wings, small legs, and theyre distinctively known he the noise they make. They attach themselves to anything and make a sound that resembles a human screaming. They sound like something out of Buffy the Vampire Slayer but they are in fact very real. If anyone sees them, they are advised to keep dogs away from them, as they tend to eat them. Supposedly they taste like walnuts, and smell horrible. Dont be really afraid of them, their food is only plants. They have a lifespan of 2 weeks and they all should be gone around mid-June. I still dont care what anyone says, I hate bugs and these things are creepy as hell!
They are very creepy, and we get them in the summer, buuuuuuuutttt...my cat eats them all, so everyone...GET A CAT!!
A bug-eating cat... great. [/b][/quote] Don't be mean to my cat. She rocks. She's the reason we don't get cicada plagues here!
Do what my family does. Get your pet cat or dog to eat the bugs (they love them because they apparentely taste like aspargus) or do the really fun thing and collect them in an empty trashcan. Then, after you get about 200 of them (which is pretty easy) get a metal bucket...pour gasoline in it, pour the bugs in the bucket and then light it on fire. HOWEVER, DUE TO THE SEVERE DANGER OF THE SECOND METHOD IT IS INSISTED THAT AN ADULT HELPS IN THE LIGHTING OF THE BUCKET. THIS IS NOT RECOMMENDED, IT IS REQUIRED.
Actually, if pets eat them they can get VERY sick, so sicking pets on them is not a good idea. Also, I saw one today. It was in my friends car on the way home. It was gross! My friend Amie freaked out and I had to kill it. They die really easily. Any major shock to their system can kill them.
Bloody hell. I'm really twingy with bugs like that - how you Americans can cope with stuff like that I don't have a clue >_>'
Someone told me an other method wich he used on ants. Find a hole in the groud, gas it full for about 5 minutes with gasoline, then get your lighter and light it up...................the whole garden or wathever will be bugsclear. But make sure you're not wearing shorts or a skirt, because the fire will reach to your knees for a second or 2. oh, maybe this is not really a good idea........ah forget it
Actually, theyre on the EAST coast. Totally opposite side of the country. But yeah, theyre from I think New York down the coast into Florida.
Actually, theyre on the EAST coast. Totally opposite side of the country. But yeah, theyre from I think New York down the coast into Florida. [/b][/quote] That's what he means. It's good to be in Cali because you don't have to deal with them. Unless that giant Earthquake that makes Cali the size of Pennsylvania happens.
How convenient they decide to show up 2 weeks after my insect project is due. Talk about a pain, I had to catch 40 different species of insects.