tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post6617175944157282477..comments2024-03-28T20:53:49.167-04:00Comments on The Adventures of Roberta X: Bug Minions! Attack!Roberta Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-33750288594846578932014-09-02T10:02:05.616-04:002014-09-02T10:02:05.616-04:00Remmy the Chicken Dog assumes all things that fly ...Remmy the Chicken Dog assumes all things that fly are birds. This is the most wonderful time of he year to be a Pointer- Cicadas and Bird season.Ken Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09422188798012989045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-66626199079321467082014-08-27T19:06:03.284-04:002014-08-27T19:06:03.284-04:00So these insects reproduce with a "Cicadian&q...So these insects reproduce with a "Cicadian" rhythm?Windy Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01951254236693386401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-9523464647900021182014-08-26T20:19:49.753-04:002014-08-26T20:19:49.753-04:00+1 on Tango Juliet- But I can do without the 17 ye...+1 on Tango Juliet- But I can do without the 17 year scourge...Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-11794518206286777292014-08-26T14:37:41.268-04:002014-08-26T14:37:41.268-04:00Here in Jacksonville, we don't have many cicad...Here in Jacksonville, we don't have many cicada because the frogs ate them all. Those frogs are loud. I have to raise my voice<br />to tell a joke when we're having a bourbon at the patio bar.Mockingbirdnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-33026557534402681142014-08-26T10:43:35.133-04:002014-08-26T10:43:35.133-04:00I admit the cicadas, inasmuch as they are a symbol...I admit the cicadas, inasmuch as they are a symbol of the seemingly-endless summers here, wear on me after a while. They're one of those sounds that would drive me bonkers if I had to listen to it too much.<br /><br />That said, one of the funnier occurrences in a field lab I taught were several students finding as many of the shed cases as they could and quickly and stealthily hanging them on the back of another, totally oblivious, student.fillyjonkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13016436113169230368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-77382817506953354402014-08-26T09:56:51.776-04:002014-08-26T09:56:51.776-04:00If you like Cicadas, you should check out the Cica...If you like Cicadas, you should check out the Cicada Hawk: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sphecius_speciosus<br /><br />It's basically a wasp big enough to fly an immobilized Cicada back to its nest. You can also find it by googling "giant yellowjacket" on your smartphone after spotting one in the wild and wondering if you should be calling in the Air Force.Rossnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-40936204767214254942014-08-26T09:00:58.516-04:002014-08-26T09:00:58.516-04:00Wouldn't be summer w/o their song. :)Wouldn't be summer w/o their song. :)Tango Juliethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07593296126387219845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-39408244102867469572014-08-26T08:53:33.752-04:002014-08-26T08:53:33.752-04:00The ones you are seeing now are "annual"...The ones you are seeing now are "annual" cicadas, the "periodical" cicadas have either a 13 year or 17 year cycle and look quite different. They are generally smaller and have red eyes. Check out the Wikipedia page for all of that info and more, plus a nifty time-lapse video of an annual cicada molting.<br /><br />Aaron - the Indiana gunshow ammo guy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com