CICADAS
this photo from the texas am forest service appeared in this article on cicadas in the tulsaworld
also here is a scientific american article on cidadas
when i was growing up in the deep south in southern arkansas we would find these cicada shells and place them on the tip of our noses
the claws of the insect as it metamorphized were left intact
the shell would sit nicely on the tip of your nose so you could chase your younger sisters around threatening them with these scary little monsters
now we dont have these little varmints here in santa barbara
but
last week when we were at ms bs house she had this insect collection a family friend gave her
there in a plastic container was
this cicada shell
thinking back to my youth and the fun i had of chasing my younger sisters around scaring them with these little monster things
im sure they caused nightmares in my sisters dreams at night back then
so
thinking i would perch that cicada shell on my nose and scare the bejives out of ms b
i reached down to pick it up
alas
the legs fell off
so
i just had to describe what it looked like and how we use to scare people with them
she thought it was funny
and
im sure she thought
im sure glad that monster thing fell apart
at the country n we had a small grove of cedar elms near our house
when it was cicada time
the sound would be so loud that you could hardly hear someones conversations when outside
our cats use to like to catch them and eat them
i saw online where people actually eat them
they are high in protein
sorry
ill get my protein source from beans and poultry
below is a video from pbs on cicadas
then i can put it on my nose and chase her around her yard
now mr hudson he wouldnt think twice about picking it up and playing with it
the next time they come around she will be 23 years old and he will be 19 years old
mr n would probably try to eat the shell
he will be 18 years old when they come around again
so you only get to enjoy them once during your childhood
the organicgreen doctor
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