warren211 Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 Heh, those lovebugs are nothing. Up here in Illinois, we got cicadas (sih-KAY-duhs). Big-[wagon] flying cockroach things that make noises that sound like a canary with leningitus combined with a screaming bee. [hide=cicada][/hide] Very creepy in the summer. And they can play dead for a week. Just when you approach one you think is dead it jumps at you :ohnoes: [hide=]tip it would pay me $500.00 to keep my clothes ON :( :lol:But then again, you fail to realize that 101% of the people in this universe hate you. Yes, humankind's hatred against you goes beyond mathematical possibilities.That tears it. I'm starting an animal rebellion using my mind powers. Those PETA bastards will never see it coming until the porcupines are half way up their asses.[/hide]Apparently a lot of people say it. I own. http://linkagg.com/ Not my site, but a simple, budding site that links often unheard-of websites that are amazing for usefulness and fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowball Posted September 10, 2008 Author Share Posted September 10, 2008 I think they are finishing up around my part... I'll see If I can get a picture of them swarming around midday =). Ever squished one? horrible smell. And they get on everything. NOt to mention they just up and die while on your door/window/solid surface, their copses collecting there... And sometimes, they kinda get together, as is more than just two if you know what i mean :shock: Ok... Im not that good. But I have an anchor!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodAngel Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 Nothing a tennis racquet/fly swatter can't fix : We don't get them in England but we do get Crane Flies towards the end of Summer and into early Autumn which appear everywhere, I had 13 in my kitchen once, that was fun :P "Unfortunately, the real world isn't the same as a fairy tale." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quoi_Tu Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 Heh, those lovebugs are nothing. Up here in Illinois, we got cicadas (sih-KAY-duhs). Big-[wagon] flying cockroach things that make noises that sound like a canary with leningitus combined with a screaming bee. [hide=cicada][/hide] Very creepy in the summer. And they can play dead for a week. Just when you approach one you think is dead it jumps at you :ohnoes: I love cicadas. Nothing like relaxing outside on a summer evening listening to them chirp (if you can call it that) away. Beer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zierro Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 Nothing a tennis racquet/fly swatter can't fix : We don't get them in England but we do get Crane Flies towards the end of Summer and into early Autumn which appear everywhere, I had 13 in my kitchen once, that was fun :P What?? That might work if you have a whole army with fly swatters. And I mean it, those bugs are called lovebugs for a reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymous1234 Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 Heh, those lovebugs are nothing. Up here in Illinois, we got cicadas (sih-KAY-duhs). Big-[wagon] flying cockroach things that make noises that sound like a canary with leningitus combined with a screaming bee. [hide=cicada][/hide] Very creepy in the summer. And they can play dead for a week. Just when you approach one you think is dead it jumps at you :ohnoes: I love cicadas. Nothing like relaxing outside on a summer evening listening to them chirp (if you can call it that) away. once my friend caught it by the wings (don't ask how, he was only 10 too) and help it in my face :? I hate cicadas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will H Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 Nothing a tennis racquet/fly swatter can't fix : We don't get them in England but we do get Crane Flies towards the end of Summer and into early Autumn which appear everywhere, I had 13 in my kitchen once, that was fun :P What?? That might work if you have a whole army with fly swatters. And I mean it, those bugs are called lovebugs for a reason. They're really that bad? :o I feel lucky that I live in England right now. I'd heard of them, but I thought they were just another insect, but it sounds more like a recurring plague for the people who have to live with them. ~ W ~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
War_Junky_91 Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 Heh, those lovebugs are nothing. Up here in Illinois, we got cicadas (sih-KAY-duhs). Big-[wagon] flying cockroach things that make noises that sound like a canary with leningitus combined with a screaming bee. [hide=cicada][/hide] Very creepy in the summer. And they can play dead for a week. Just when you approach one you think is dead it jumps at you :ohnoes: I love cicadas. Nothing like relaxing outside on a summer evening listening to them chirp (if you can call it that) away. once my friend caught it by the wings (don't ask how, he was only 10 too) and help it in my face :? I hate cicadas I must +1 to hearing them chirp at dusk, it is very relaxing. And catching bugs reminds me, last week my dad was cooking something and a wasp flew by his head, he turned around and grabbed it with a pair of kitchen tongs, and it was still alive! He handed it to me to go get rid of outside and you could feel the vibration from the wasp buzzing, It was awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quoi_Tu Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 I know this thread is about lovebugs, but while we have cicadas on the mind here is a fun, tasty article: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/05/0503_040503_cicadafeast.html Now I'm curious. Anyone want to organize a cicada fry? :thumbsup: Beer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushrock Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 I've been to Florida once, but I've never seen them. I do have a story, though. Once I saw two vultures mating on top of my neighbor's house. One of them was displaying much dominance, with all the wing-flapping. My mother told my little sisters to get inside the house. :lol: I can't believe they were vultures, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowball Posted September 11, 2008 Author Share Posted September 11, 2008 Nothing a tennis racquet/fly swatter can't fix : We don't get them in England but we do get Crane Flies towards the end of Summer and into early Autumn which appear everywhere, I had 13 in my kitchen once, that was fun :P What?? That might work if you have a whole army with fly swatters. And I mean it, those bugs are called lovebugs for a reason. They're really that bad? :o I feel lucky that I live in England right now. I'd heard of them, but I thought they were just another insect, but it sounds more like a recurring plague for the people who have to live with them. They seem to have left my house alone for the most part... but yeah like a plague. I think dad threw away the oil they jumped in. The top is oil, the bottom was...near solid. Cicdas seem to be a pest too. Let's include them in here :thumbsup: Ok... Im not that good. But I have an anchor!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wizz Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 Arn't they those bugs that if you kill the will leave a big red spot thats hard to move and smells like [cabbage]? Wongton is better than me in anyway~~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess Viola Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 What part of Florida? Central, but those bugs are like everywhere down here. :uhh: Weird, I live in South Florida, Idk whether or not they're down there. My friend says they don't and a book say's they do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaphias Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 We have neither of them where I live, but I've been camping through parts of the midwest, and the cicadas are absolutely horrible. They'll keep you up all night if you can't get used to em fast. 8,325th to 99 Firemaking 3/9/08 | 44,811th to 99 Cooking 7/16/084,968th to 99 Farming 10/9/09 | Runescaper August 2005-March 2010Tip.it Mod Feb. 2008-Sep. 2008 | Tip.it Crew Sep. 2008-Nov. 2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgehog Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 What part of Florida? Central, but those bugs are like everywhere down here. :uhh: Weird, I live in South Florida, Idk whether or not they're down there. My friend says they don't and a book say's they do? They only seem to show up around fall on the west coast. Btw what part of south Florida are you from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess Viola Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 What part of Florida? Central, but those bugs are like everywhere down here. :uhh: Weird, I live in South Florida, Idk whether or not they're down there. My friend says they don't and a book say's they do? They only seem to show up around fall on the west coast. Btw what part of south Florida are you from? Fort Lauderdale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzle229 Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 Never seen Lovebugs, and I've always seen Ciadas, but for whatever reason, they weren't around this year. Just to clarify, are Cicadas those things that leave their shedded shells on trees and outdoor equipment? Get back here so I can rub your butt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quoi_Tu Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 Yeah, those are cicadas. They aren't always around each year because their own a schedule of sorts. Here Wikipedia describes it pretty well: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cicada#Life_cycle Beer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzle229 Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 Yeah, those are cicadas. They aren't always around each year because their own a schedule of sorts. Here Wikipedia describes it pretty well: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cicada#Life_cycle Thanks :P Hmmm, so their like locusts in when they do and don't come out. Get back here so I can rub your butt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zygimantas Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 There are a lot of Cicadas where I live, and I'm used to them singing : its just too silent in the winter when they aren't around :cry: 99 Hunter - November 1st, 200899 Cooking -July 22nd, 200999 Firemaking - July 29th, 201099 Fletching - December 30th, 2010 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordkafei Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 If there was such a place as Hell and a crack in the ground opened up so that the denizens of Hell could walk the surface of the Earth, I expect a cloud of those red-eyed winged cicadas would be the first thing to fly out. Did I mention that I hate cicadas? :twisted: PvP is not for meIn the 3rd Year of the BoycottReal-world money saved since FT/W: Hundreds of DollarsReal-world time saved since FT/W: Thousands of Hours Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doomy Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 Ugh cicadas we have so many.....Good thing its still early spring. Especially as we have heaps of trees......... Doomy edit: I like sheep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agunimon979 Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 We have extremely little cicadas up here in cold connecticut but can anyone tell me what they're like in swarms? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reaper88888 Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 ^^^ Oh gawd. Hope that you never see a swarm. Where I live, we have the 17 (or whatever) year ones, where hundreds of thousands/millions of them come out of hibernation at the same time. The constant buzzing drowns out pretty much everything, you literally can't take a step without crushing a few, and if you move a tree, a swarm will take off and fly around for a few seconds. They are freaking annoying. But the dogs love them... There is no meaning or truth in life but that which we create for ourselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aquariusman Posted September 13, 2008 Share Posted September 13, 2008 I love cicadas. Nothing like relaxing outside on a summer evening listening to them chirp (if you can call it that) away. Summer just isn't summer with the droning of cicadas in the background. That isn't sarcasm. I find it really interesting how they can be so loud. There's no such thing as regret. A regret means you are unhappy with the person you are now,and if you're unhappy with the person you are, you change yourself. Thatregret will no longer be a regret, because it will help to form the new,better you. So really, a regret isn't a regret. It's experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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