A plague of locusts! Or, um, not.
Mar. 13th, 2004 02:19 am17-year brood of cicadas to return this May.
And of course, almost the entire state of TN is supposed to get them. We had the thirteen-year ones six years ago, and it. Was. Nasty. You couldn't step outside for more than a minute without one flying into your hair or down your shirt or generally landing on you. And you couldn't hear anybody talk outside; I have a vivid memory of my eighth-grade algebra teacher attempting to hold class outside, but having to move back inside because a.) we couldn't hear a thing he was saying and b.) everyone kept screaming and smacking away cicadas that came to say hello every few seconds. Apparently one flight from Toronto to Nashville was canceled because when the plane came up from TN and was getting ready to turn around and head back, the Canadian flight crew was so freaked out by the cicadas that had come along that they refused to get on the plane.
And have I mentioned how disgusting they are? Those red eyes thoroughly squick me out. On the map, it looks like Gambier's right outside the range they're expected to emerge in this year; hopefuly I'll get at least the first two weeks of May cicada-free before coming home to it.
*shudders herself right out of her chair*
Ew, ew, ew, ew, EW!!!
And of course, almost the entire state of TN is supposed to get them. We had the thirteen-year ones six years ago, and it. Was. Nasty. You couldn't step outside for more than a minute without one flying into your hair or down your shirt or generally landing on you. And you couldn't hear anybody talk outside; I have a vivid memory of my eighth-grade algebra teacher attempting to hold class outside, but having to move back inside because a.) we couldn't hear a thing he was saying and b.) everyone kept screaming and smacking away cicadas that came to say hello every few seconds. Apparently one flight from Toronto to Nashville was canceled because when the plane came up from TN and was getting ready to turn around and head back, the Canadian flight crew was so freaked out by the cicadas that had come along that they refused to get on the plane.
And have I mentioned how disgusting they are? Those red eyes thoroughly squick me out. On the map, it looks like Gambier's right outside the range they're expected to emerge in this year; hopefuly I'll get at least the first two weeks of May cicada-free before coming home to it.
*shudders herself right out of her chair*
Ew, ew, ew, ew, EW!!!
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