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Cicadas at Maggie valley

JCSMOKE

JCSMOKE

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Does anyone know if this area will be affected by 1 million/acre of these little things. Just thinking that at 60 mph the spyder beauty show will be somewhat sloppy:barf:
not to mention those folks who ride without helmets may find it difficult to do anything. I may have to find peel off visor shields for the rides.
 
I don't remember having that issue 2 years ago... but then this is a every other year or so ocurrance... Middle TN had the issue last year, loud :cus:ers! And yes... messy on pretty much anything outside the surronding area:barf:
 
JCSMOKE said:
Does anyone know if this area will be affected by 1 million/acre of these little things. Just thinking that at 60 mph the spyder beauty show will be somewhat sloppy:barf:
not to mention those folks who ride without helmets may find it difficult to do anything. I may have to find peel off visor shields for the rides.
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I doubt it. Here is a piece from National Geographic....."Cicadas are easy to anticipate because of their extremely consistent mating behavior. Every 13 or 17 years, depending on the population, species of periodic cicadas will emerge as part of a specific brood in order to look for a mate. The group expected this spring, known as Brood 2, are the offspring of cicadas last seen in 1996. If they follow the same tracks as their parents, they'll emerge in Connecticut, Maryland, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. The genetic mechanism that prompts periodical cicadas to emerge kicks in every 17 years (or every 13 years for other broods) when the ground warms up to 64°F (18°C)."

From what I have been able to tell the East Tennessee area ground temp runs around 55 degrees this time of year so it is a bit too cool for the Cicadas.
 
This is the year for the 17 year cicada and NC is supposed to be ground zero. But I haven't heard exactly where in the state they will emerge.
 
Right now they have not come out but that's not to say they won't by then.

That being said I've never really had a problem with them other than they were louder than my Boss Hoss with open headers. nojoke
 
They are out in full force now in our area. I am in central Virginia. I heard somewhere that they are suppose to last to about mid June.
 
Brood map for #2 shows they shouldn't be much of an issue down there. Plus, they only last two weeks, here and they're gone.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/rw/20...vironment-Science/Graphics/w-cicadasMAP-g.jpg

Back in 2004 they were spotty up here in the D.C. suburbs. My house had few if any. My best friend's house had thousands everywhere. I recall a trip to Six Flags America then, they covered everything, every ride, every line. It was great fun picking them up and tossing them at squealing teenagers.
:joke:
 
daveinva said:
Brood map for #2 shows they shouldn't be much of an issue down there. Plus, they only last two weeks, here and they're gone.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/rw/20...vironment-Science/Graphics/w-cicadasMAP-g.jpg

Back in 2004 they were spotty up here in the D.C. suburbs. My house had few if any. My best friend's house had thousands everywhere. I recall a trip to Six Flags America then, they covered everything, every ride, every line. It was great fun picking them up and tossing them at squealing teenagers.
:joke:
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I will remember to try that next time I have the chance.
 
I've heard it said that they taste, "Just like chicken."
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I ate one many, many years ago in high school-- chocolate covered. Wasn't bad.

I hope some fancy DC places put them on the menu, I'd like to try them again. Heck, it's just an arthopod-- I eat tons of crab, crawfish, etc., can't imagine it's much different.

My issues would all stem from preparation. *I* don't want to be the one taking the wings and legs off, no thank you. But eat 'em? Sure thing, fry those suckers up, and pass the sriracha! :bbq:
 
Well, that's an interesting twist. Make sure you keep you mouth closed when riding, if you have the face plate open. :roflblack:

When I lived in Duluth MN, they had an infestation of Army Worms every 7 years or so, that also kept things interesting.

Keep us posted if the adventures with the Cicada's get interesting. :popcorn::popcorn::popcorn:
 
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