17 Year Cicada Thread

[xzmattzx]

Sussex County, Delaware (the southernmost county) has actually not had any cicadas yet. So the local news publishers are saying, and from what I saw over the weekend.

I have piles of cicada wings in the corners of my walkway and driveway.

[The North One]

I haven't seen a single cicada this year.

Actually I don't think I've ever seen a live cicada, I've only seen their dead skins.

[Buckeye Native 001]

Brood X is one of those things that I absolutely don't miss about living in Cincinnati.

My grandmother lives in Fort Thomas, KY (across the river from Cincinnati). She said she hasn't hardly gotten any on her street, but other parts of town were getting absolutely hammered by the horny little bastards.

[Pedestrian]

Crazy person: "Have you ever wanted to eat tempura-battered cicadas?"
NTB Staff
Jun 17th, 2021 2:58 pm

No amount of editing, trendy music, spices, or batter can make this anything but gross:



"I did rinse them off and wash them for about two or three minutes 'cause they've been in the ground for 17 years."

https://notthebee.com/article/enjoyi...ttered-cicadas

^^Tiktok video at link for extra grossness and cooking technique

[Steely Dan]

^ i remember "cicada pizza" being a thing in chicago back in 2007 when Brood XIII last visited us.

i didn't try it.