But they make so much noise D:

I know. Its cuz they wanna get laid. lol

Story of my life right thurr :P

this.. this is sad that the whole world needs to get layed

If the whole world got laid, there would be less war and fighting XD

http://www.troll.me/images/antijoke.....ke-chicken.png - There would still be war and fighting because of the increase of population, less resources to go around, and less room to expand.

Institute cannibalism? I want m'baby back, baby back, baby back... Ribs >.>

And population controls can be put into place. Sex doesn't always have to be between men and women and even so... birth control would be just fine.

i like their noise <3 especially when laying down for a nap on a nice day with nice warm sun coming in the window and cicada's buzzing <3<3<3

try it at night when there's so many they are louder than a jet taking off next door

i live on a military base i here jets ALL the time right over my house :)

hehe.....always a wise guy around.....

I particularly like the irritated buzzes they make when they're being chased by birds. I heard and saw one escaping from a sparrow that made a continuous five-second-long "zzzzzzzt!"

Very nice!

WHOA that's what they look like?
Now if I ever see one, I won't totally flip shit.

It's so cool! Omg.

Sometimes you can find their husks after they shed stuck to tree trunks and branches. I used to collect them when I was little and crumble them up. lol

Lmfao. Well, I'll be sure to keep an eye out then. I'm pretty oblivious when it comes to things like that.

now that I think about it... I dont think I've heard a single one this year O_O

your icon = win but would be more win with a nose wiggle with the stache on :3

GAH! that would have been great! >_< why didnt I think of that when I got it?! >_<
maybe I'll see if the artist can do that xD

LOL the only thing that crossed my mind when I saw your icon was
FREE MUSTACHE RIDES.

^THIS

so neat but i'm not brave enough to hold any bug XD I will think they look fabulous or super cool but hell no i won't go near them :P

hehe
sweet

I have a beautiful one carved in jade by some really great Japanese artist. Too bad its 250 miles away or I'd post a pic of it.

I first weeks in Texas I found one of these buggers in my yard and I thought it was a bat or something. Totally flailed and ran away. I also get sphinx moths that are the size of hummingbirds

I love giant bugs, I used to find hawk moths in California and those suckers are about hummingbird size too. Too bad my mate's kind of squeamish about buggies, I wouldn't mind having a few. >u<

They're really awesome. When I was a kid, I remember when the cicadas came out. I'd collect the shed skins, and since they were that durable and cool-looking, I used them as weird aliens for my Star Wars figures to interact with. It wasn't until a lot later that I realized not every place had 'em and they didn't come out on a regular basis.

What a cutie. They're my favorite little buggies. ♥

So pretty

Theres something my mother told me about them and their wings.

During times of war, there is a W shape on the wings..in Times of Peace there is a P shape.

I dont know how true this is but pretty cool if it is ^^

Personally I've always found large insects intimidating. As a kid I was deathly afraid of things as small as wasps and bees while in my early teens I was startled by anything that buzzed or had six to eight legs. Nowadays I'm fine with most arthropods, except for the REALLY large ones (i.e. bird eating spiders) or the kind that can potentially kill or infect me with something potentially life-threatening, primarily ticks. Also ants can be really annoying.

Generally I like or at least tolerate most bugs - if they can sting (bees are the exception) or bite and it's gonna cause serious harm, they will be smashed though, or at least flailed at until they go away. I loathe roaches, I'm okay with ants (cuz at least they have *some* predictability to them and they don't shit all over your house if you have them), and most spiders are welcome (again, unless they have the potential to cause real damage should they bite me...those spiders will either be smashed or escorted outside). I have a little jumping spider that lives in my window and eats flies, he's adorable. (Flies are also smooshed without hesitation. lol)

I don't mind most spiders (primarily the deadly ones, but I live in northern and western Europe depending on the time of the year so little chance of encountering those), except my girlfriend has serious arachnophobia. She can't stand being in a room with one that's maybe only about a centimeter long or even less. I've never actually been stung by a wasp or bee and as far as I know I'm not allergic to them.

Mind you there are some arthropods I find pleasant and downright awesome: like the praying mantis and the scorpion. Those things, in my humble opinion, are perfectly designed predators, so you can't help but admire them.

As for flies; smashy-smashy. I've been looking for Venus flytraps forever to act as natural flypaper.

Sadly we don't have cicadas in Finland. Their singing is lovely.

Praying mantises are awesome, I wish I could find one around here cuz I miss feeding them bugs and watching their little eyes turn black at night.

Butterflies are my ultimate fave though, I have butterfly stuff all over my apartment. >u<

I was at a con once, and the noise outside my hotel window was amazingly loud! I remarked to my roommate about the noise, thru closed windows...and then got up to take a look out the window. The window wasn't closed (the curtains hid this) and clinging to the curtain were two cicadas! No wonder they were so loud, they were in the Room! I caught them both and put them outside. Shutting the window brought a sudden quiet that was funny at the time.

Hard to believe something so small can be so loud, how long is there average lifespan after their birthing from under ground? Any idea? Google is "A-dur" about them after they hatch

I'm not sure, I think it depends on the type. There's one kind that only emerges once every 17 years, and they only live for a day.

Yeah, that was the one the first nine pages of google wanted to tell me all about

Like a Cicada ring. I wouldnt mind them if they wernt so noisy in the trees.

"I love cicadas, their wings look like faerie wings. :D"

...What if...what if Cicadas actually ARE faeries... o_o

Also, regarding above: Cicadas usually live under ground most their young (larval/pupal) life and emerge in their pupa state (see below) and then shed their exoskeleton (you can see them stuck like ghostly shells on trees, grass and other surfaces) and become adults which is when they'll start buzzing to find mates (only males buzz). I believe they last about a month or two at max (at least they do here)? The cicadas here start to buzz just before the start of the monsoon (June) and usually are quiet again by September. I live in Phoenix, Arizona, though I know there are different species of Cicadas in other parts of the state.

Also, just for the creepiness factor, here's a pupal state Cicada I accidentally dug up when doing some gardening.. He was NOT happy.: http://i1158.photobucket.com/albums.....ps3bfd8ae9.jpg

And then what the adults here look like, pretty similar: http://i1158.photobucket.com/albums.....pseb006e83.jpg

I used to live in Phoenix. :) Never managed to spot one but I heard them ALL the time. lol

I was in Kansas during the summer one time and was lucky enough to find one that had just shed, it's body was still bright green and its wings were ghostly white, it was beautiful. Like a living jewel. :)

Oh neat! Small world, lol. :) They're always all over in the trees at my parent's place, that's how I see/catch and release them all the time, usually for picture taking purposes. XD

I've seen a shedding one here too, but that was when I was really little. Looked about the same as you described. It was so cool! ^^ I watched until it had fully dried off and flew away, it really was a miraculous sight to see. <3

A few years ago I caught a caterpillar and was fortunate enough to be around when it emerged from its chrysalis. I held it on my hand the whole time it was stretching and drying its wings. Then it pooped on me and flew away. lol Was still cool to watch though. >u<

Lol! Awww, nature is amazing isn't it? :'D I've never actually gotten to watch a butterfly emerge, but it sounds pretty neat. ^_^ What I have done though is rescue countless little critters and creepy-crawlies (including tarantulas) on my camping trips and adventures. :) I also have a thing I do where if I catch a (friendly/non harmful) bug, it goes straight onto my face... Yes, I put bugs on my face and take pictures of them that way too. XDDD My family photo albums have quite a few pic of me with critters on my face or in my hair or something odd like that. :P I am a proud nature-freak. ^^ I love to be out in nature's beauty and capture just a little bit of it on my camera to remember it by. <333

You'd be happy hanging out with me and , we're the same way. She likes to catch the snails in her yard and put them all over her arms to freak the neighbors out. lol And then, one time we were doing a livestream together, and her husband found a toad and we both RAN out of the room squeeling to go play with it. People in our stream were like, "uh...where'd they go?" lol I love critters too, especially the creepy crawlies. Lizards, frogs/toads, bugs, rats...all of em'. :D

LOL, you both sound exactly like the kind of people I'd hang out with, omg. XDDD I LOVE snails and I actually wish I could own one of these guys (Giant African Land Snail) as a pet: http://i3.asn.im/Giant-Snail-_ts7q.jpg ...but unfortunately they're illegal to own in the U.S. DX

I also have a collection of these, thought I'd share: http://i1158.photobucket.com/albums.....psf5892cc9.jpg

Lmao! If I had been there during the livestream I'd have gone running off with you. I guarantee it. I'd have been like TOOOOOAAAD!!! *Flails* 8DDDD

I used to own a tomato frog (named Zucchini), a tiger salamander (Sally, lol), some geckos (Frida and Fud) and I've encountered so many different creepy crawlies/critters I can't even name 'em all. I go camping a lot and unlike most girls I actually get excited over "gross" things and try to educate people about different misunderstood creatures. :D I'd love to share more pics of critters if you'd like? We can swap stories of awesomeness. O: Though probably through notes since I don't want to clutter up your comments more than I already have. ^_^;;

Omg those snails are adorable!

I had a White's Tree Frog (aka Dumpy Frog) for a little while but he died only about 4 months after I got him, not really sure why. He was tiny and cute and he felt like a sticky hand and one time he jumped on my face and it felt wierd but I liked it. lol

Yeah sure, we can swap critter stories, I check notes pretty often though it may take me a bit to respond sometimes. :)

Anything with a mouth can bite. This guy didn't though, I handled him very carefully so he wouldnt get mad. :3

I would flip my shit if someone put one on my hand ;(

Wow i never realized they were so big!

That's awesome! There's something about the sound they make that I find neat.

Haha I read this right after I posted my reply. I know what you mean!

First and last time I picked one up it tried to burrow its belly tube into my hand. D: I love bugs though, they fascinate me.

i like them but, a tree full of them is too much, i never even looked at there wings before, it looks cool.