Does anyone have the swarm of cicadas yet? I saw somewhere that people are catching them and eating them in various ways. I don't know about all that
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So true!Originally Posted by Anakat
These threads and the ones about predators make me really glad I live in the UK. It might have it's faults but it doesn't have those.
I hate it when the crickets escape.Originally Posted by Epona
Although my downstairs neighbours have some sort of creature that gets fed live insects, and the food sometimes escapes. We spent one summer trying to sleep through crickets chirping in our kitchen every nightbefore we had cats obviously, I think if it happened again the kitties would be in heaven with crickets to chase!
No cicadas here, yet.Originally Posted by strange_wings
I haven't seen a single bee either.
Has anyone else read/heard about how the bee population in the US has declined dramatically this year?
My DH did some research on that recently. Apparently the ones that are declining are those that were imported for honey and not the native bees.Originally Posted by strange_wings
I haven't seen a single bee either.
Has anyone else read/heard about how the bee population in the US has declined dramatically this year?
I think the ones that Taurus77 is referring to are the 17 year cicadas. I remember the ones from 34 years ago (lived in Chicago) - they were everywhere. I don't recall the ones from 17 years ago (lived in Texas). Maybe I'll get lucky and not find them where I live now (Kansas).Originally Posted by calico2222
I thought the major swarm was every 7 years, and the last one was in 2004, wasn't it? I think there are different species though and each have different hiberation periods, so maybe we are do for a minor one. I haven't heard or seen any yet.
They are ugly. My adult male turtle loves them though, like they're some sort of insect delicacy. I cannot stand to stay near him while he munches on one, I have to walk off.Originally Posted by Trouts mom
OMG, eating them would be just wrongThey are ugly buggers.
Swarms? Yeah, we got 'em. How may should I send you?Originally Posted by Taurus77
Does anyone have the swarm of cicadas yet? I saw somewhere that people are catching them and eating them in various ways. I don't know about all that