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Maximus · Post by **Maximus** » Wed Jul 06, 2016 7:41 am

Yes, I found myself on Google. Very cool!!!

Maximus · Post by **Maximus** » Wed Jul 06, 2016 7:44 am

Online it says periodic cicadas spend most of their lives as underground nymphs, emerging only after 13 or 17 years. That's a LONG time for a bug to exist.

Colleen Kinzie · Post by **Colleen Kinzie** » Wed Jul 06, 2016 7:58 am

I googled it too Sandy
I put up a piece of plexiglass information of it so my chickens wouldn't eat it
Pretty cool to watch

Maximus · Post by **Maximus** » Wed Jul 06, 2016 8:02 am

I feel like I watched it with all those great pictures!!

Post by **Home Grown Poultry** » Wed Jul 06, 2016 9:26 am

yes they are cool insects eh! a little annoying at times but have an amazing life cycle. the first time I found one google didnt exsist like it does today. altavista was in and Google was out.... LOL BUT I have my grandfathers trusty old golden books and figured it out the old fashioned way. I had no idea we had bugs that big here but we do have a couple. ever seen the giant water bug?

nekoatsume · Post by **nekoatsume** » Thu Jul 07, 2016 9:33 pm

Very cool life cycle, but these guys give me the heebie jeebies. Ew!!!

windwalkingwolf · Post by **windwalkingwolf** » Thu Jul 07, 2016 11:54 pm

I love cicadas. To me, their song (they sing when it's hot or is going to be) means "time to go for the swimming pool!" LOL. Despite the hot weather so far this summer, I haven't seen or heard a single cicada, so I'm glad they're out there and not pulling a vanishing act this year. June bugs seem to have been in short supply, I know most people won't miss them or especially their grubs that eat grass roots, but I LIKE June bugs, they're wonderful free chicken food, and this year I saw a grand total of four little ones, and that was IT.

kenya · Post by **kenya** » Fri Jul 08, 2016 1:04 am

Windwalkingwolf I agree with you, love cicadas, they say summer to me, also love Junebugs!!!

ross · Post by **ross** » Fri Jul 08, 2016 3:32 am

Like to hear the June bugs banging on the screen in door to come in . Then bouncing off/on you when outside . Ugly but cute . Luck

Colleen Kinzie · Post by **Colleen Kinzie** » Fri Jul 08, 2016 9:52 am

thegawd wrote:QR_BBPOST yes they are cool insects eh! a little annoying at times but have an amazing life cycle. the first time I found one google didnt exsist like it does today. altavista was in and Google was out.... LOL BUT I have my grandfathers trusty old golden books and figured it out the old fashioned way. I had no idea we had bugs that big here but we do have a couple. ever seen the giant water bug?

Is the giant water bug also that brown/grey colour
We have something like that in our pond?