Posted on 01/29/2021 12:15:37 PM PST by BeauBo
In one of nature’s mysteries, 15 states will soon witness the reemergence of Brood X — or the Great Eastern Brood — of periodical cicadas. These “large, winged, kind of scary-looking but mostly harmless flying insects known for their almost deafening buzz” emerge in-unison every 17 years.
Periodical cicadas have “black bodies and bold red eyes,” and spend 17 years lying underground in “wingless nymph form,” feeding on sap. While most cicadas travel as individuals or in small groups after reaching adulthood, periodical cicadas follow a strict schedule...
“The end of May through June, it can get pretty loud — if you are in an area where they are numerous, there can be hundreds of thousands, or millions, of them,”...
Raupp estimated that there could be as many as 1.5 million cicadas per acre, which would place the total population of Brood X in the trillions.
Brood X, “one of the largest broods of periodical cicadas in the nation,” will emerge in 15 states: Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, and Washington, D.C.
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Yep, CCP is too high a percentage of the market...will get worse under Biden unfortunately.
I don’t know. It’s been REALLY cheap here in northeast Oklahoma for at least a year. Pork roasts for $1 to $1.25 a pound. Pork chops well under $2/pound. I have half a freezer full of it. But bacon is higher than a cat’s back.
“Higher than a Cat’s back” is a new one for me! Ha! :-)
I heard that from a neighbor a good 30 years ago. Wish I’d thought it up, myself. ;)
Imagine them just under a few inches of dirt and grass while walking on your lawn with your bare feet....
I really miss my Ducks! (used to have about 30 of them)
Those lil partners ate the hell out of bugs, any bugs and they would lead the charge for the Chickens that were just getting seconds or leftovers.
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