If so, someone ought to be gathering bunches to sell to those on the Caveman Diet.
Cavemen would likely have been gorging themselves on them. Who needs to risk getting trampled by a mammoth when you could pick more than a day's worth of calories before lunch???
The desert is a true treasure for him who seeks refuge from men and the evil of men. In it is contentment In it is death and all you seek (Quoted from "The Bleeding of the Stone" Ibrahim Al-Koni)
I put some of those little Once Every 17 (bullllllllllsheeit) year fuggers on a hook and tried fishing with them. Could see down 6ft into the water. Bounced it off of a bass’s head about 10 times. Completely ignored. It literally scared bluegill away.
I put some of those little Once Every 17 (bullllllllllsheeit) year fuggers on a hook and tried fishing with them. Could see down 6ft into the water. Bounced it off of a bass’s head about 10 times. Completely ignored. It literally scared bluegill away.
Ya didn't spray it with the WD-40, did ya?
The desert is a true treasure for him who seeks refuge from men and the evil of men. In it is contentment In it is death and all you seek (Quoted from "The Bleeding of the Stone" Ibrahim Al-Koni)
If so, someone ought to be gathering bunches to sell to those on the Caveman Diet.
Cavemen would likely have been gorging themselves on them. Who needs to risk getting trampled by a mammoth when you could pick more than a day's worth of calories before lunch???
99,850 views 19 hours ago Two broods of the insects are creating event that hasn't happened since early 1800s.
I'm going to have ear plugs ready just in case the sound isn't soothing to me.... My imagination might go towards alien invasion
We had a big hatch year 40 some odd years ago and any place there was a green, leafy tree or limb hanging low over the water you could cast a dark color lure under it and WHAM... it might be a largemouth, it might be a crappie or catfish or rock bass, sometimes drum or carp. It didn't matter if you used popping bugs, jigs or crank baits... they were on a feeding frenzy.
They hatch once the ground reaches a certain temperature, 55* if I remember right. Damn good catfish bait. The kids caught a bunch, so Dave and I took the kids fishing. I never even had time to drink my beer! I was always busy taking fish off! The kids were happy to catch them, but scared of getting stung. 😀 We just had the 17 year batch in ‘21, so if I see another, I’ll be freaking 75 years old. By that time, those kids oughta have figured out how to take a catfish off without getting stuck! Reon
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Aren’t we lucky???? Transients, illegals, and now cicadas.
Cicadas breed and die. The rest of the time they spend underground. The others breed and breed and more breeding. And they sure don't disappear for years st a tine.
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1974 was the worst I've heard in my area. weeks, if outdoors you couldn't hear yourself think.
Tried to do a bit of fishing that year, forgetabout it. No peace while in a boat or on the river bank. Dead bugs coating the surface of the river. The fish wouldn't bite on anything I presented, they had plenty to eat.
we had a pile of 17 year old cicadas some 30 years ago. they were everywhere. me and grandpap (RIP) were camping at Raystown Lake and cicada was the only thing that a fish would bite. bluegill, crappie, perch, largemouth bass, pike, musky, strippers, catfish, carp.... if it swam, cicadas was it to catch them. the brood comes out after 17 years, but i never seen millions of cicadas again at my home.
i have seen another cicada storm in southern WV in the late 90s.
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