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NNN0LHI Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-25-07 11:09 AM
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I haven't heard or seen a single cicada yet
Where is this big cicada invasion I have been reading about?

Don
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kanrok Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-25-07 11:19 AM
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1. Me either
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Parche Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-25-07 11:19 AM
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2. Cicada
Maybe he doesnt want to 'tour' yet.......:rofl: :hi:
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Balbus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-25-07 11:19 AM
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3. And thank god for that!
Next to the giraffe, cicadas are probably the most annoying creature in the history of mankind!
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Roxy66 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-25-07 11:23 AM
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6. Giraffes are annoying?
Edited on Fri May-25-07 11:23 AM by Roxy66
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Clark2008 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-25-07 11:25 AM
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7. Yeah - they just take over your back yard and stick their long
necks up in your trees and through your windows and...

Wait...

Giraffes are annoying?
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HCE SuiGeneris Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-25-07 11:26 AM
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8. Yes. The annual giraffe plague 'round here is such a nuisance!
:9
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HeeBGBz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-25-07 11:20 AM
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4. I have but I'm not in a place where they are supposed to swarm
I'm in coastal Mississippi.
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madokie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-25-07 11:21 AM
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5. its too early in the season for them to start appearing
best I remember anyway
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HCE SuiGeneris Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-25-07 11:27 AM
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10. But the giraffes are never late...
damn them!
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sabra Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-25-07 11:27 AM
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9. what part of IL do you live in? Depending on where you live
it might not be for another week or so, and some areas it won't even be a big deal...
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rucky Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-25-07 11:28 AM
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11. It's a COVERT cicada invasion.
the press release went out last Wednesday.
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TahitiNut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-25-07 01:36 PM
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12. Brood XIII affects mostly northern Illinois. Here's a map ...
Brood XIII

(17 Year)

States Effected: IA, IL, IN, MI, WI

Years Present: 1973, 1990, 2007, 2024, 2041, 2058, 2075, 2092, 2109, etc....



http://members.fortunecity.com/cicadaman1999/id47.htm
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mohinoaklawnillinois Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-25-07 02:12 PM
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13. I'm figuring they're gonna "break out" either Tuesday or Wednesday
next week.

If you live anywhere near a Cook County or DuPage County Forest Preserve, you'll know.

Noisy but harmless little buggers.
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