Cicadas

[stew]

you mean y'all ? aren't you a true southerner? like myself?

and you got that right... women are the beautiful ones... and personally, i have no problem with that

[Mig]

Yep - actually it's directly west of Lake George's northern end.

[walterick]

I'm semi-southern, to be exact. I'm from Virginia, the "north south."

But hey, we've got the General Lee

[natatbeach]

I emailed ya... where was that taken?

[paulnj]

please!!!

what you needed was a 68 ROADRUNNER 440 6PACK

then DAISY would have jump into the frame too

BTW... DEM DARE BUGGIES ER GONNA HATCH OUT HEAR 2... PERTY SUNE ;)

[Speed]

A link about them. And the "expert" says we should "enjoy" them! :-O

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4638582/

[natatbeach]

found on www.cicadamania.com

http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/jlozos/cicada/ what do you rate?

[Speed]

found on www.cicadamania.com

http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/jlozos/cicada/ what do you rate?

It said I was a "Militant Feminist Cicada"!!!

Militant Feminist? ME?

Everyone thinks I'm a male chauvenist...

...until they meet my friends! :-O

Forget the test...

....I am what I am.

[Lara]

Trade you Nikon Samuari #1

Mine came out to be T3H PH4R4oH oF T3H C1C4D45

A Pharaoh is a guy sheesh!

[Mig]

I got "The Blair Cicada Project."

But what I really want to know is why "42" wasn't listed as a favorite number choice. Sheesh. (Now let's see how many PRers get that reference - will the real geeks please stand up?).

Danielle

[natatbeach]

something like techno cicada what ever that means

[walterick]

- stands up proud -

That's for Pee Wee

[walterick]

if I were standing on my head holding my breath until I turned blue.

I was also a Blair Cicada.

I'm pissed that "John Cicada" (ie John Secada) wasn't an option

[walterick]

They have the annual "Dukes Days" every August. Cooters is run by Ben Jones, the actor who played Cooter on the show. He gets all the old actors to come in for "Duke Days."

I'll go check my email. Maybe we can have a "Dukes Gathering!"

[walterick]

It's the fact that we can talk about Cicadas, Massachusettes, kissing Photo-John, San Jose, East Fishkill, the Dukes of Hazard, cult-classic books, AND take a Cicada personality test...

... all in the same thread!

Long Live the Viewfinder!!

now here's some more Cicadas for your viewing pleasure.

[walterick]

Have over 300 views doing it

[natatbeach]

I'll add Bill the Cat and wonderful Bloom county to add more diversity to this thread

Larry will gag when he sees this...I was showing him all these great pics I found online.... the are so foul...I'll show him this one too cool! thanks...so glad you are there and I'm here...they CREEP me OUT! but I still feel for them...

[Lara]

You know what I love about PR.com?
It's the fact that we can talk about Cicadas, Massachusettes, kissing Photo-John, San Jose, East Fishkill, the Dukes of Hazard, cult-classic books, AND take a Cicada personality test...

... all in the same thread!

Long Live the Viewfinder!!

Know what Rick, you're right! In any forum, it's good to have a thread that gets goofy every now and then.
It shows us that the members, while passionate about photography here at PR, also have a sense of lightheartness and enjoy joking and interacting with each other.

[Acadia25]

Fun thread, and nice shots.

In Japan, cicadas are generally thought of fondly, and are seen as a good sign of the coming of summer.

Also, while the larvae feed on fluid from tree roots (which may not be so good for some very young trees but in general seems to not bother the trees so much), the older cicadas don't seem to eat much of anything. Nor do they bite, sting or spread any diseases.

I guess that I am in the minority, but I have a soft spot for them (NOT to eat). Something about them waiting around for 13 or 17 years, then flying about just trying to get the next generation going before its all over in just five weeks makes me feel sentimental.