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Posted: May 16th, 2004, 10:50 pm
by fleaflicker
Really? Where did you see them at?
Posted: May 17th, 2004, 7:33 am
by LionPride
Trust me, you all haven't seen anything like you're going to. I know a lot of you were just a twinkle in your daddy's eye 17 years ago or too young to remember and didn't experience this the last time. The noise will amaze you, and the #'s of these will amaze you too. They will be everywhere, and I do expect to hear some stories on here about the effect they will have on some sporting events (i.e. a batter getting ready to swing and one flies in his/her face, girls screaming on the field when one lands in her hair, etc. etc.) The chaos is about begin (just kidding about that part - it's not that bad).
Posted: May 17th, 2004, 3:53 pm
by ChelC85
yay! i'm so excited

Posted: May 17th, 2004, 6:00 pm
by fleaflicker
As long as they don't pile up on the track while I'm running Wednesday, I think I'll be alright. I've heard that they'd get on the roads so bad that they would cause the roads by slippery by virtue of the thousands (millions?) crushed upon the highways. That's probably best not to think about if you have a weak stomach.
Oh, and they are not out here yet, at least in masses. I took a nice easy 7 mile run up along a road that goes through quite a bit of woods and fields, and didn't see any, so, well, they haven't emerged yet.
Posted: May 17th, 2004, 8:51 pm
by Johnson
Yeah LionPride u are right my mother and father said to me that i haven't seen hardly anything yet.. so i will have to keep an eye out..
Posted: May 17th, 2004, 9:42 pm
by ham55
I can see where being smashed on the road will create a problem, a memeber of the baseball team is out to kill as many as he can and when you smash em they 'schmen' everywhere. Really sorta sick
Posted: May 17th, 2004, 10:27 pm
by JDB12
I bet our wacky science teacher, Mrs. Jackson, is excited about all of this.
Posted: May 17th, 2004, 11:09 pm
by Gunner18
alllll the beauty, the rainforest the tropical RAIN forest!
Posted: May 18th, 2004, 2:34 pm
by bison
Bison1 wrote:You won't see any 2 inch cicadas...that's huge, they're not birds. They don't get much bigger than an inch and they actually have clear wings...not to be picky.
There have already been sightings locally...just nothing full scale.
I have a bunch of them in my room right now and most of the adults are a little over 1.5" long from nose to tip of wings. Some of the bigger ones are real close to 2" long.
Posted: May 18th, 2004, 3:02 pm
by ham55
Where in Gods name do you live and why do you let them in your room?!