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Omaha Steve

(99,655 posts) Sun Jun 7, 2015, 09:10 PM Jun 2015

Koterba toon: Every 17 years, Brood IV periodical cicadas emerge from the ground to mate

This year's cicadas, underground since 1998, are ready to make some serious noise: http://www.omaha.com/living/this-year-s-cicadas-underground-since-are-ready-to-make/article_5e4c8e78-8aee-54f1-ab6d-2510e1672f5e.html

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Koterba toon: Every 17 years, Brood IV periodical cicadas emerge from the ground to mate (Original Post) Omaha Steve Jun 2015 OP

Danged crazy way to live... hunter Jun 2015 #1

Great cartoon Gothmog Jun 2015 #2

When I was a kid, they came out chirping angstlessk Jun 2015 #3

A true katydid Omaha Steve Jun 2015 #4

If I'm not mistaken, Brood XXIII is emerging this year too. NuclearDem Jun 2015 #5

Maybe they'll have a gang fight! Or interbreed a brood with w new schedule bettyellen Jun 2015 #6

hunter

(38,316 posts)

1. Danged crazy way to live...

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Sun Jun 7, 2015, 10:55 PM

Jun 2015

... hoping the predators stuff themselves on your relatives before they eat you.

Mother Nature is harsh.

Gothmog

(145,291 posts)

2. Great cartoon

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Mon Jun 8, 2015, 06:54 AM

Jun 2015

angstlessk

(11,862 posts)

3. When I was a kid, they came out chirping

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Mon Jun 8, 2015, 11:17 AM

Jun 2015

My grandma called them katydids

Omaha Steve

(99,655 posts)

4. A true katydid

Reply to angstlessk (Reply #3)

Mon Jun 8, 2015, 11:20 AM

Jun 2015

http://www.fcps.edu/islandcreekes/ecology/true_katydid.htm

NuclearDem

(16,184 posts)

5. If I'm not mistaken, Brood XXIII is emerging this year too.

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Mon Jun 8, 2015, 11:44 AM

Jun 2015

bettyellen

(47,209 posts)

6. Maybe they'll have a gang fight! Or interbreed a brood with w new schedule

Reply to NuclearDem (Reply #5)

Mon Jun 8, 2015, 12:13 PM

Jun 2015

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