Foo - Ok, so i'm trying to figure this one out...

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timmyquest
05-22-07, 10:25 AM
Cicadas. Every 17 years these little things crawl out of the dirt, hump each other, get eaten by animals and/or die. Their short existence during the summer feeds the food chain and fertilizes the ground. Every 17 years then, there is a sort of "renaissance" in nature because of these little things.

Great, ok. So there is 1-1.5 million per acre. Now, my question becomes this: Over the past 17 years i've dug a lot of holes...why the hell haven't i seen any evidence of these things?


aadhils
05-22-07, 10:29 AM
You've dug holes in the wrong places all those past 17 years...

Stacey
05-22-07, 10:29 AM
You just needed to dig two inches deeper.


jsharr
05-22-07, 10:31 AM
First, because they burrow down up to 8.5 feet to feed on roots. And if they are feeding on roots, they are probably under a tree or shrub, not somewhere you are likely to be digging. Secondly, they will be nymphs and look like a grub worm in many of the larval instars. Only the final larval stage will begin to resemble the adult cicada.

Stacey
05-22-07, 10:51 AM
Thank you Mister Wizard! :rolleyes:





:p

Portis
05-22-07, 11:22 AM
How much more evidence did you need??? :rolleyes:

http://www.artistdirect.com/Images/Sources/AMGCOVERS/music/cover200/drc600/c632/c632982vpar.jpg

jsharr
05-22-07, 11:28 AM
Not sure how this fits in, but he was popular 17 years ago.
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a209/SamTweedle/erik4.jpg