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Title: ITS GOING TO EAT YOUR FACE!
Post by: idolminds on Wednesday, May 30, 2007, 09:11:39 PM
(http://user.mc.net/~pbsmith/pics/art/Picture%20026.jpg)
LOVE ME OR PERISH!
Title: Re: ITS GOING TO EAT YOUR FACE!
Post by: Quemaqua on Wednesday, May 30, 2007, 09:13:17 PM
That's... what is that?  And is that your finger?
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Post by: idolminds on Wednesday, May 30, 2007, 09:15:13 PM
That is a cicada, and that is my moms hand.
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Post by: sirean_syan on Wednesday, May 30, 2007, 10:17:01 PM
Cicadas: Nature's never ending car alarm.

That's pretty awesome. I'm amazed you managed to get a shot like that.
Title: Re: ITS GOING TO EAT YOUR FACE!
Post by: TheOtherBelmont on Wednesday, May 30, 2007, 10:40:14 PM
That's an awesome pic.  Where did you find it?  In a tree? Or in/on the ground?
Title: Re: ITS GOING TO EAT YOUR FACE!
Post by: idolminds on Wednesday, May 30, 2007, 10:44:59 PM
I believe he was on the ground. Mom was planting stuff in the flower bed and saw him.
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Post by: Jedi on Thursday, May 31, 2007, 02:00:57 PM
Where I grew up there was a bush all over the valley and every summer these things would come alive and go nuts. Then every 7 years (like clock work) there'd be this massive influx of them if you stood outside you couldn't hear yourself think it was so bad!
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Post by: Pugnate on Thursday, May 31, 2007, 02:30:44 PM
Fantastic picture. What camera are you using?
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Post by: idolminds on Thursday, May 31, 2007, 03:47:24 PM
Canon Powershot A80
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Post by: Pugnate on Friday, June 01, 2007, 12:17:52 AM
Does a Cicada sting?
Title: Re: ITS GOING TO EAT YOUR FACE!
Post by: TheOtherBelmont on Friday, June 01, 2007, 01:13:43 AM
Quote from: Pugnate on Friday, June 01, 2007, 12:17:52 AM
Does a Cicada sting?

Not that I'm aware of, they are just noisy as hell.
Title: Re: ITS GOING TO EAT YOUR FACE!
Post by: Jedi on Friday, June 01, 2007, 03:07:41 PM
Quote from: Pugnate on Friday, June 01, 2007, 12:17:52 AM
Does a Cicada sting?

Nah they don't they just make a truck load of noise and breed.
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Post by: shock on Sunday, June 03, 2007, 05:57:14 PM
Wait, that is alive?  That's really fucking impressive.

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Post by: scottws on Tuesday, June 12, 2007, 04:33:37 AM
We had those a few years ago, which was the 2nd time I saw them.  I was trying to capture similar pictures out on our deck, but they kept flying off a nearby tree and landing on me and annoying the shit out of me.

But yeah, for those that don't know, these black cicadas are pretty big freaking insects.  There are green ones that you see every year that are bigger, but they are far less common to see overall.  At least around here, the black ones are all part of one large brood that emerges every 17 years to breed.  There are millions of them, and they seem to be covering every tree and bush and make a ton of noise.  But they are harmless, and they somehow gain some of their energy from the hot sun so don't make as much or any noise at night or on cloudy days.