The Great Southern Brood

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The Great Southern Brood

Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2011 4:35 pm
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Darth Skuldren Moderator Joined: 04 Feb 2008 Posts: 5758 Location: Missouri So if you live in the midwest United States, or supposedly any one of these states: AL, AR, GA, IN, IL, KY, LA, MD, MO, MS, NC, OK, SC, TN, and VA; then you've been at the mercy of The Great Sounthern Brood...or Brood XIX. On a one-on-one basis, we're talking about the cicada, or locust, or perhaps a more fancy pants term like magicicada. Once every 13 years (or sometimes 17, depending on the brood) the cicada burrows out of the ground, escapes it's shell and goes into mating season with its unique (read annoying) mating call (and enduring whining sound). These little critters can be as numerous as 1 millions per acre. Not to be confused with the annual cicadas, the XIX brood is out in full force right now. Here's some pictures I took: My pleasant looking yard... ...upon closer inspection it's infested with bugs! They hatched from these shells... I reckon there's about a million in my backwoods. Sure sounds like at least a 100,000 _________________

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Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2011 8:14 pm
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illogicalRogue2 Administrator Joined: 01 Sep 2009 Posts: 2845 Location: ....last know presence was near the Tingel Arm.. No no noooo! Poor Skuldren.... that's terrible! _________________ -Bring on your thousands, one at a time or all in a rush. I don't give a damn. None shall pass. - -To become a Jedi, it is not the Force one must learn to control but oneself. - -Podcasts: Star Wars Beyond the Films, The Star Wars Report, & EUCast

Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2011 2:23 am
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Life Is The Path Master Joined: 10 Sep 2010 Posts: 3407 Location: In a galaxy far, far - No, I'm behind you! Got you! Boo! Oh dear. You have my sympathies, Skuls, it certainly sounds quite annoying, to say the least. On a sidenote, you've a very nice-looking back garden. _________________ I am a Star Wars fan. That doesn't mean that I hate or love Jar Jar. That doesn't mean I hate or love Lucas, or agree or disagree 100% with him. That doesn't mean I prefer the PT over the OT, or vice versa. That doesn't mean I hate the EU, or even love all of it. These are not prerequisites. Being a man is not a prerequisite. Being a geek is not a prerequisite. The only prerequisite is that I love something about Star Wars. I am a Star Wars fan.

Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2011 8:51 am
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Darth Skuldren Moderator Joined: 04 Feb 2008 Posts: 5758 Location: Missouri Garden? Interesting way of putting it...so what exactly is the definition of a garden in England? Here in the states we define a garden as something full of vegetables or flowers. _________________

Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2011 10:17 am
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Mara Jade Skywalker Master Joined: 15 Feb 2008 Posts: 5359 Location: Beyond Shadows Unless he was joking, perhaps it means backyard? Living in Louisiana, I must say I don't think we've ever had a major problem with those guys. Our worst enemy/nightmare are the love bugs! Agh! They have no natural predators and no purpose. They truly are a curse. _________________ "It's not about the legacy you leave, it's about the life you live." ~Mara Jade Skywalker

Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2011 10:45 am
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Reepicheep Master Joined: 05 Feb 2008 Posts: 5962 Location: Sailing into the unknown I wouldn't exterminate them, they look pretty cool. _________________ Where sky and water meet, Where the waves grow sweet, Doubt not, Reepicheep, To find all you seek, There is the utter east.

Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2011 2:22 am
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Life Is The Path Master Joined: 10 Sep 2010 Posts: 3407 Location: In a galaxy far, far - No, I'm behind you! Got you! Boo! I...don't know why that would be a joke? Unless garden means something else over there? But, yes, garden basically means back yard. _________________ I am a Star Wars fan. That doesn't mean that I hate or love Jar Jar. That doesn't mean I hate or love Lucas, or agree or disagree 100% with him. That doesn't mean I prefer the PT over the OT, or vice versa. That doesn't mean I hate the EU, or even love all of it. These are not prerequisites. Being a man is not a prerequisite. Being a geek is not a prerequisite. The only prerequisite is that I love something about Star Wars. I am a Star Wars fan.

Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2011 9:49 am
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Mara Jade Skywalker Master Joined: 15 Feb 2008 Posts: 5359 Location: Beyond Shadows No, but it's just you, Life! You're so...amusing, it only seemed right that it might be a joke. _________________ "It's not about the legacy you leave, it's about the life you live." ~Mara Jade Skywalker

Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2011 11:05 am
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Darth Skuldren Moderator Joined: 04 Feb 2008 Posts: 5758 Location: Missouri Well here in the midwest no one would equate garden with backyard. I wonder if that's a UK thing or if other people do that too. _________________

Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2011 12:14 pm
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Darth Skuldren Moderator Joined: 04 Feb 2008 Posts: 5758 Location: Missouri Interesting article on Popular Mechanics talking about cicadas: http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/environment/15-things-you-didnt-know-about-cicadas?click=main_sr _________________

Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2011 5:27 pm
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Queen Padmè Skywalker Master Joined: 17 Jul 2009 Posts: 4930 Location: Sitting in front of a fireplace on Naboo exchanging pathetic dialogue with Anakin Life Is The Path wrote: I...don't know why that would be a joke? Unless garden means something else over there? But, yes, garden basically means back yard. Over here, Life, "garden" means "A piece of ground, often near a house, used for growing flowers, fruit, or vegetables". _________________ All things die, Anakin Skywalker, even stars burn out. So this is how liberty dies....with thunderous applause. Those without swords can still die upon them The world is a mess and I just need to rule it.

Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2011 2:33 am
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Life Is The Path Master Joined: 10 Sep 2010 Posts: 3407 Location: In a galaxy far, far - No, I'm behind you! Got you! Boo! Mara Jade Skywalker wrote: No, but it's just you, Life! You're so...amusing, it only seemed right that it might be a joke. Nope. How is it that on one of the rare times when I'm not joking, people think I am?! Queen Padmè Skywalker wrote: Over here, Life, "garden" means "A piece of ground, often near a house, used for growing flowers, fruit, or vegetables". That's pretty much what it means over here, too. Although it's always adjacent to a house, and not necessarily used for growing things. It simply means the piece of greenery next to your house, which may be used for growing fruit or vegetables, but that doesn't discount trees, shrubbery, gnomes or other assorted greenery being there, too. _________________ I am a Star Wars fan. That doesn't mean that I hate or love Jar Jar. That doesn't mean I hate or love Lucas, or agree or disagree 100% with him. That doesn't mean I prefer the PT over the OT, or vice versa. That doesn't mean I hate the EU, or even love all of it. These are not prerequisites. Being a man is not a prerequisite. Being a geek is not a prerequisite. The only prerequisite is that I love something about Star Wars. I am a Star Wars fan.

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