thats a sci-fi channel movie. bugs swarming to eat ppl, ive seen a bunch of those on commercials…
Cicadas
there's a dead cicada laying in the entrance way to my office building in reston
Hmm…how human-like. ;)
Originally posted by Bollocks:They're all over the place in Takoma Park as well. I saw one fly head-on into a telephone poll this morning.
…they can hardly get through screens, although the noise of them trying to get laid gets loud.
Originally posted by Random Citizen:Bless him…was he okay?
I saw one fly head-on into a telephone poll this morning. [/QB]
Let's just say he won't be participating in the mating dance. ;)
Originally posted by Bollocks:
Bless him…was he okay? [/QB]
the dead cicada outside my office building is now only half of a cicada.
so far, the only cicada i've seen
so far, the only cicada i've seen
Originally posted by MaLo:What's left? the cic or ada?
the dead cicada outside my office building is now only half of a cicada.
so far, the only cicada i've seen
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this is supposedly in Virginia yesterday, this picture is the only one I have seen this week
this is supposedly in Virginia yesterday, this picture is the only one I have seen this week
I just rode the W&OD and not a single cicada to be seen….I saw a big eff'n snake on the path, and a deer nearly took me out running RIGHT in front of me with only inches to spare…but no cicadas.
COPS VS. CICADAS …
"You're not a cop, are you?" Oh, if only we had a nickel for each time we have uttered that phrase! But it's a useful question to ask. And with Cop Week (http://www.nleomf.com/NatPolWeek/schedule04.html) upon us, it becomes especially useful, since it is often difficult to tell cops from regular revelers at the local watering holes. Throw the friendly cicada into the mix, and things become even more difficult.
That's right: The cops AND the cicadas are a-comin', ready to swarm all over the greater DC area and claim it as their own! Don't worry. They'll both leave you alone if you don't bother them.
Don't know what a cicada is? Check out this link (http://abbot.si.edu/highlight/cicadas/faq.htm) for more information.
Still not sure what a cicada is? Still afraid you will confuse the harmless cicada with the friendly cop at Cop Week? Fear not! Ghost Man is here with …
How to Tell the Difference Between Cops and Cicadas:
- A cicada will never buy your girlfriend a beer.
- A cicada will never offer you 20 bucks for your panties.
- The women on your team will never abandon you to talk to a cicada.
- If it wears a suggestive T-shirt, it is not a cicada.
- If it has a mustache, it is not a cicada.
- If it sings loudly and out of tune, it might be a cicada.
- One clings to your leg and stares up at you with spooky red eyes. The other is an insect with a 17-year life cycle.
- If it accidentally becomes entangled in your hair and you shriek madly and flail about until it releases and falls on the floor with a splat, it might not be a cicada.
- A cop will never lay its eggs in a tree.
- If it talks about how much it detests paperwork, pervs, and perps, it's a cop.
- If it calls loudly in search of a mate, it is a cop.
- If it molts beforehand, it is a cicada.
"You're not a cop, are you?" Oh, if only we had a nickel for each time we have uttered that phrase! But it's a useful question to ask. And with Cop Week (http://www.nleomf.com/NatPolWeek/schedule04.html) upon us, it becomes especially useful, since it is often difficult to tell cops from regular revelers at the local watering holes. Throw the friendly cicada into the mix, and things become even more difficult.
That's right: The cops AND the cicadas are a-comin', ready to swarm all over the greater DC area and claim it as their own! Don't worry. They'll both leave you alone if you don't bother them.
Don't know what a cicada is? Check out this link (http://abbot.si.edu/highlight/cicadas/faq.htm) for more information.
Still not sure what a cicada is? Still afraid you will confuse the harmless cicada with the friendly cop at Cop Week? Fear not! Ghost Man is here with …
How to Tell the Difference Between Cops and Cicadas:
- A cicada will never buy your girlfriend a beer.
- A cicada will never offer you 20 bucks for your panties.
- The women on your team will never abandon you to talk to a cicada.
- If it wears a suggestive T-shirt, it is not a cicada.
- If it has a mustache, it is not a cicada.
- If it sings loudly and out of tune, it might be a cicada.
- One clings to your leg and stares up at you with spooky red eyes. The other is an insect with a 17-year life cycle.
- If it accidentally becomes entangled in your hair and you shriek madly and flail about until it releases and falls on the floor with a splat, it might not be a cicada.
- A cop will never lay its eggs in a tree.
- If it talks about how much it detests paperwork, pervs, and perps, it's a cop.
- If it calls loudly in search of a mate, it is a cop.
- If it molts beforehand, it is a cicada.
Can flawd take cops out with his baseball bat too?
I've got a dollar for everyone you get my son.
I've got a dollar for everyone you get my son.
there is a police station by my house….i'd rather use fire works and matches….strike anywhere becuz they are funner….
where in Reston?
Originally posted by flawd101:south reston
where in Reston?
Originally posted by MaLo:I've seen two. They haven't take their little jackets off yet.
Originally posted by flawd101:south reston
where in Reston?
the greenbelt cicadas have begun there family reunion… just walking through our court yesterday several were spotted hanging out in the foliage. if i had a digital camera i'd post pictures…
The Aspen Hill cicada male voice choir was in full voice this morning, it's almost a theraputic sound and oddly enough, exactly as I remembered it from 17 years ago.
Haven't seen or heard a one yet up here near Loch Raven Reservoir. I remember last Summer seeing the odd early cicada in either DC or Virginia. However, the birds have been extremely noisey. Woke me up this morning screaming in my window.
Between where I live and where I work (about a mile away) there has just been a lot of new mansions (no, I don't live in one) and new institutional buildings put up in the past several months. All I can think of now is that those poor cicadas waited a whole 17 years to come up and mate only to miss their time by a few freaking months!
Between where I live and where I work (about a mile away) there has just been a lot of new mansions (no, I don't live in one) and new institutional buildings put up in the past several months. All I can think of now is that those poor cicadas waited a whole 17 years to come up and mate only to miss their time by a few freaking months!
the sound reminds me of the spaceship that brought me to this planet….
Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:Yes. Oh, how I miss that adventure to this big blue watery marble! Twas sad to see them go once they stranded us here.
the sound reminds me of the spaceship that brought me to this planet….