By The Way...

People are talking about the cicada swarm (technically known as Brood X), as if it's an actual, you know, swarm, but so far, I've got nothing. They tell me that I should be positively coated in cicadas, but I have yet to see a single one. Krissy and Athena report seeing exactly one of the bugs, but I was not able to verify this with my own eyes. Personally, I think this Brood X is the Comet Kohoutek of the insect world.

Is it just me? Are other people getting pure cicada satisfaction that I'm missing out on? Fill me in on the cicada situation where you are.

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• #11 Comment from bethtatum 
  5/25/04 9:45 AM | Permalink

  Put me in the category of TOO MANY in my area! They sound like alien ships! There are apparently 3 species here, one that sings in the am, on for the afternoon/evening and another one for the nighttime, so we get a constant humming like sound 24 hours a day. It's going to be downright silent at night when the are gone.
  Trust me, this set of Cicadas were NOT here last year (plus it's actually a 17 year cycle not 7). There are cicadas with different periods that come out more frequently and locus look a lot like the cicadas, but in my area - the noise and numbers of them are unbelievable this year. I think it is an area thing - my sister is closer to the water and doesn't have many at all. Our theory is that they don't like the sandy soil. Maybe the temps aren't right for them were you are - or the soil mosture of something. Just count yourself lucky.
• #10 Comment from foreverxfriend 
  5/24/04 5:45 PM | Permalink

  I don't understand why "they" whoever they is, says that the cicadas come once every 7 years, thats a crock, we get them every summer in Florida, you can usually find them dead all over your front porch, it takes alot of skill to navigate through cicada death valley aka the ground outside your front door.
• #9 Comment from aemjohe 
  5/24/04 5:02 PM | Permalink

  We've got them here in Baltimore.  In my neighborhood it isn't bad, largely due to the relative lack of trees, but in other parts of town, they're out in true plaguelike numbers.
• #8 Comment from deabvt 
  5/24/04 4:41 PM | Permalink

  None near Philly
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• #7 Comment from lucylouladybug 
  5/24/04 4:12 PM | Permalink

  17 miles east of Baton Rouge Louisiana...no cicadas here that I've heard or seen.  But I have a lot of dragonflys and spiders around here.
  
  Penny