Okay, so whats the deal with the Cicadas?

I hear Letterman talking about them at night... so whats the deal? I know they haven't been around for about 17 years. Do they make a lot of noise? Is it just in the NY area? Please let mek now whats up!! thanks!

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i am not sure - i think they come in huge amounts. i remember when i was little we found hundreds of them in our house. it was the scariest thing ever. i have no idea how they got there. now i HATE them

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Yeah I think because they only come once every 17 years. In Boston they have 19 year ones and I think they come out in 2006 or 2008. And they are kinda big, about 1 inch in length and 1/2 inch in width and the wings are like 2 or 3 inches and they all come out of the ground at once so it's like a swarm of them at once. They're harmless but kinda spooky looking when it's 100's of them at once so I can see why people are making a fuss over it. Eek! They kinda freak me out myself.

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Ugh.... I hate them. We have a ton of trees, so I am sure we will see the flying devils coming out of the ground soon....... yeeeecccchhhhh.

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i heard that they're already come out in some parts of the country, but they're not coming out in NY until mid summertime.
I hate them because they always flew into my hair when i was little and i freaked out and people would laugh at me.......

bugs are gross

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According to Newsday the other day..
apparently even though the are hideous...they are harmless.
They don't bite but if they land on ya the can scratch.
They last a month
DOGS are attracted to them!
they taste peanut like LOLOLOLOLOL

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I remember when there was a ton when I was a kid, and we had cats and they used to eat them...it was gross..but they were everywhere! I remember the sound they made......

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I don't remember them at all???

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I lived in massapequa and tehre seemed to be a million, I think I was around ten or so...and Im 29 now? Who knows...but I always remember that buzzing when I think of summer....

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From the pics i have seen they look NASTY!
And they shed their skin GROOOOOSSSS

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i would hear them in queens they make that strange noise but we never saw them. so im in long island now anb im starting to freak out that im going to see them, my mom said the last time they were around she was out here at my aunts house and they were everywhere it was soo gross .

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I just came back from a trip to Virginia and let me tell you they were EVERYWHERE!!!! Tons of them. I was actually afraid to go out because a few flew into my head, gross. I hope we do not get them as bad here.

Also, just as a warning for those with cats and dogs. You need to be careful because cicadas have a hard exoskeletal shell that the animals have a hard time digesting, so make sure you watch your pets.

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i could have sworn they are around every year....

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They are gross looking but harmless. It brings me back to when I was a kid in Texas. So Nostalgic. They make this loud humming sound. I haven't seen them here in NY yet.

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ewww...and we are hoping to have an outdoor ceremony!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i'm not a bug killer but i don't appreciate things in mass quantities...wigs me out!

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Posted by MrsTC

i could have sworn they are around every year....

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