Cicadas.....

[FuNkY CaPrIcOrN]

http://5024596508.corefusion.net/Pictures/cicada1.jpg

http://5024596508.corefusion.net/Pictures/cicada2.jpg

These come out of the Ground every 17 Years.I took a few more shots but they were too close and blurry.

The Bottom Picture is them in their shells.The top Picture is them after they come out.

We are about to go outside and grab some and start cooking them.They are high on Protein.Pictures to come soon of this. :D

Please I hope I do not get sick. :blink:

[blitz]

:huh: those things look freaky. I hope they taste good!

[shn]

Originally posted by FuNkY CaPrIcOrN@18 May 2004 - 21:56
http://5024596508.corefusion.net/Pictures/cicada1.jpg

http://5024596508.corefusion.net/Pictures/cicada2.jpg

These come out of the Ground every 17 Years.I took a few more shots but they were too close and blurry.

The Bottom Picture is thewm in their shells.The top Picture is them after they come out.

We are about to go outside and grab some and start cooking them.They are high on Protein.Pictures to come soon of this. :D

Please I hope I do not get sick. :blink:
I should have known you of all people would be eating thoose.

Their making people sick up here, it's all over the news.

Enjoy :)

[ck-uk]

in it fc it will make you :x go n but a Protein bar or something if your that hungry...

[FuNkY CaPrIcOrN]

http://5024596508.corefusion.net/Pictures/baby%20cicada1.jpg

http://5024596508.corefusion.net/Pictures/baby%20cicada2.jpg

http://5024596508.corefusion.net/Pictures/baby%20cicada3.jpg

http://5024596508.corefusion.net/Pictures/baby%20cicada4.jpg

http://5024596508.corefusion.net/Pictures/baby%20cicada5.jpg

http://5024596508.corefusion.net/Pictures/baby%20cicada6.jpg

* :P My Brothers Babys Mama was holding them.My hands are not that skinny! :P*


:( Dude!We could not eat them.These were 2 Babies that we just found outside.They are so cool.They jumped on each others back.I love their eyes. :)


Am I becoming a little sissy?A man never looks in the eyes of his prey. :frusty:


Anyway.We put them back outside.Maybe if we get drunk this week we will try some.

And yes shn.A few people got sick here also.If you are allergic to shell fish do not try to eat.That is what the news has said.

[ck-uk]

i would'nt touch the thing i can tell you m8...creppy crawlies man :nono:

[Spindulik]

How about a close up of one?
They look nasty!






http://mysite.verizon.net/vze3nvj6/6toes.jpg

[brotherdoobie]

We have been lucky here in NW Ohio...and have not had to deal with them.
I'm glad I no longer live in Cinci :blink: How are they with ketchup Funky?

Peace brotherdoobie

[sparsely]

if we're speaking of the same insects, they have to cover their own ears to prevent going deaf from that noise they make

:o

I think they're the same.
sparsely remembers covering himself with the shell things in spring time and wandering in to bother my mom & grandma :D

[brotherdoobie]

Originally posted by Sparsely@19 May 2004 - 00:02

if we're speaking of the same insects, they have to cover their own ears to prevent going deaf from that noise they make

:o

I think they're the same.
sparsely remembers covering himself with the shell things in spring time and wandering in to bother my mom & grandma :D
Yes the sound is quite maddening :blink:

Peace brotherdoobie

[FuNkY CaPrIcOrN]

:) I get Time Magazine every week and they had this in this weeks issue.....





They're Baaack:
They've been lurking underground for almost two decades. Now billions of cicadas are coming out for a final, noisy farewell. Then the whole cycle starts anew

They're not locusts (which are a type of grasshopper), but for much of the Eastern U.S. this year, they're certainly a plague. Some cicadas appear almost every year, but the Brood X periodical cicada, as scientists call this variety , is the big one: the world's largest insect swarm. For the next five weeks, sidewalks will be littered with crunchy brown shells, ant treetops will be buzzing with an ear-splitting screech.

Cicadas look scary with their vaguely devil-shaped heads, but they're really harmless, and some communities even look forward to their arrival. Cincinnati, Ohio, for example, is planning cicada festivals, parties and even meals. Gene Kritsky, a cicada expert, is testing out a new recipe this year, cicada chowder. But entomologist John Cooley, who studies cicadas at the University of Connecticut, won't touch it. "Seventeen years underground just to end up as someone's dinner?" he says. "They're too marvelous to waste."


LIFE STAGES (Duration)

1 EGG (6-10 weeks)

In her dying act, an adult female cicada creates the next generation, laying 400 to 600 eggs inside a slender tree branch by cutting small slits in it with her ovipositor, an organ that works like a saw. Six to 10 weeks later, the eggs hatch, and nymphs fall to the ground

2 NYMPH (17 years)

After hitting the ground, the nymphs munch on grass roots and then tunnel down about 12 in. (30 cm) to feed on tree sap by attaching a strawlike organ to the roots. There the wingless bugs stay — for 17 years

Finally, their biological alarm clock goes off. When that time comes, scientists think, a soil temperature of 64ºF (18ºC) signals the nymphs to tunnel back up

3 ADULT (3 weeks)

Transformed overnight into adults, the emerging cicadas start out with soft, milky white bodies. After two hours their wings unfold and dry. They suck some plant fluids and live to mate and lay eggs

Three hours after emerging, their bodies have fully darkened, and their shells begin to harden. Male cicadas head for the treetops, where the warmth of the sun improves their singing

Skin: The night the nymphs emerge, they climb the nearest vertical surface and shed their skins on everything from window screens to lawn chairs

Little drummer boys
The deafening shrill that can be heard almost a mile away is the mating cry of the male cicada. His instrument is called a tymbal, which produces a popping sound in his hollow abdomen. Males from each of the three Brook X species have their own song. One sounds like pha-roah, another makes a sizzling noise, and the last — and rarest — makes a rhythmic call that sounds like a lawn sprinkler

The good, the bad (and they're ugly)
BENEFITS
Cicadas do not sting or bite, and they are not poisonous. The insects don't eat much, and healthy trees can actually benefit from the pruning that takes place when branches die from the hundreds of slits the females cut to lay eggs. On the ground, cicada exit holes aerate the soil

NUISANCES
Aside from the noise and later the smell from the piles of dead insects, there is some evidence that cicada root sucking can restrict tree growth. And if you were planning to hold an outdoor wedding this month, you may want to reschedule it or move it indoors

GOOD EATIN'
They're filled with protein, and people say they taste like cold asparagus. But most of Brood X will end up providing a smorgasbord for a variety of wild creatures, including songbirds, snakes and spiders. The cicada's primary defense is its vast numbers. Predators can gorge all they want, but they'll make only a dent in the cicada population

LIVE LONG AND PROSPER
Although the queen termite has a longer lifespan, the 17-year cicada lives longer underground — more than 95% of its life. By comparison:

Cicada (Brood x) 17 years
Queen honeybee 7 years
Monarch butterfly 6 months


FC B)

[ck-uk]

fc you need to sort your spelliin' out...i bet its hangin' with them retards to long no good for you man

[FuNkY CaPrIcOrN]

Originally posted by ck-uk@19 May 2004 - 01:18
fc you need to sort your spelliin' out...i bet its hangin' with them retards to long no good for you man
<_< What in the hell are you talking about kid?Look what you just did....

"spelliin"

Who needs the help with what?

[ck-uk]

only a friendly warnin&#39; mate take it how you like :)

[FuNkY CaPrIcOrN]

Originally posted by ck&#045;uk@19 May 2004 - 01:32
only a friendly warnin&#39; mate take it how you like :)
;) Yeah I did ck.And I warned you also.

Friendly warnin you say?By saying somebody is retarded.Or even makeing fun of somebody who might be?

Why don&#39;t you point out where I spell like a retard.

[Rocktron]

Originally posted by ck&#045;uk@19 May 2004 - 07:32
only a friendly warnin&#39; mate take it how you like :)
Blah&#33; :frusty:

[shn]

Originally posted by Spindulik@18 May 2004 - 22:56
http://mysite.verizon.net/vze3nvj6/6toes.jpg
Actually their not bad.

[FuNkY CaPrIcOrN]

:o OMG&#33;I go out by the shed this Morning and they are takeing over&#33;Do you think they know we took 2 of the Babies last night and thought about eating them?&#33; :o


http://5024596508.corefusion.net/Pictures/cicada3.jpg

http://5024596508.corefusion.net/Pictures/cicada5.jpg

http://5024596508.corefusion.net/Pictures/cicada4.jpg

Look at that one.He just hatched. :blink:

[backlash]

I used to play with those as a kid. I can&#39;t believe it&#39;s been 17 years since I&#39;ve seen one.

[leezathehoneybird]

I love the sound that the Cicadas make I could chll out in the sun with a beer and listen to it all day but i&#39;m not too keen on being up-close with &#39;em since one flew in my face

[FuNkY CaPrIcOrN]

;) I was only 12 when they were here last.So I do not remember them.I keep reading about the sound they make and how loud it can get.

So I searched on google to hear what they sound like.I can not wait.

I would like to be able to record some of them.I just do not know how I would do it. :)

[FuNkY CaPrIcOrN]

:blink: So I am about to Mow the Back Yard right?I hear a sound like I never heard before.I turn around and this is what I find.They are all over the fence line hanging around the Honey Suckels.....

http://5024596508.corefusion.net/Pictures/cicadabackyard3.jpg

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http://5024596508.corefusion.net/Pictures/cicadabackyard5.jpg

http://5024596508.corefusion.net/Pictures/cicadabackyard6.jpg

http://5024596508.corefusion.net/Pictures/cicadabackyard7.jpg

http://5024596508.corefusion.net/Pictures/cicadabackyard8.jpg


So I decide to walk around the Yard a little bit and see what I can find.....

http://5024596508.corefusion.net/Pictures/cicadabackyard1.jpg

http://5024596508.corefusion.net/Pictures/cicadabackyard2.jpg

http://5024596508.corefusion.net/Pictures/cicadabackyard9.jpg


:( I hate to do it.But I need to cut the Back Yard.I hope they forgive me. :(

[DanB]

:o

They&#39;re huge :ph34r:

[Mathea]

Im still trying to grasp the fact that u were thinkin of eatin em


and yuck. they look like locusts. its gonna be gross gettin rid of all the crunchy shells n omg i bet itll smell



:x Im glad I havent seen any here

[Rat Faced]

Tinjiya (Tswana recipe): remove the wings and hindlegs of the locusts, and boil in a little water until soft. Add salt, if desired, and a little fat and fry until brown. Serve with cooked, dried mealies (corn).

Sikonyane (Swazi recipe): prepare embers and roast the whole locust on the embers. Remove head, wings, and legs, in other words, only the breast part is eaten. The South Sotho people use locusts especially as food for travellers. The heads and last joint of the hindlegs are broken off and the rest laid on the coals to roast. The roasted locusts are ground on a grinding stone to a fine powder. This powder can be kept for long periods of time and is taken along on a journey. Dried locusts are also prepared for the winter months. The legs, when dried, are especially relished for their pleasant taste.

Cambodia: take several dozen locust adults, preferably females, slit the abdomen lengthwise and stuff a peanut inside. Then lightly grill the locusts in a wok or hot frying pan, adding a little oil and salt to taste. Be careful not to overcook or burn them.

Barbecue (grilled): prepare the embers or charcoal. Place about one dozen locusts on a skewer, stabbing each through the centre of the abdomen. If you only want to eat the abdomen, then you may want to take off the legs or wings either before or after cooking. Several skewers of locusts may be required for each person. Place the skewers above the hot embers and grill while turning continuously to avoid burning the locusts until they become golden brown.




I assume these recipes will work, although they&#39;re for Locusts.

Honey Roast i&#39;ve had and was nice....but i havent found the recipe yet ;)


Edit:

A couple more


Parcht Locusts
This dish was discovered by William Dampier in 1687, while visiting the Bashee Islands (located between the Philippines and Taiwan). He described it in A New Voyage Round the World:

They had another Dish made of a sort of Locusts, whose Bodies were about an Inch and an half long, and as thick as the top of one&#39;s little Finger; with large thin Wings, and long and small Legs. ... The Natives would go out with small Nets, and take a Quart at one sweep. When they had enough, they would carry them home, and parch them over the Fire in an earthen Pan; and then their Wings and Legs would fall off, and their Heads and Backs would turn red like boil&#39;d Shrimps, being before brownish. Their Bodies being full, would eat very moist, their Heads would crackle in one&#39;s Teeth. I did once eat of this Dish, and liked it well enough....

That part about the crispy heads sounds particularly appetizing, doesn&#39;t it?

Locust Stew
Here&#39;s another locust recipe, this one developed by American pioneers. It&#39;s quoted from Calvin W. Schwabe&#39;s Unmentionable Cuisine (University Press of Virginia, 1979).

Locusts and grasshoppers are prepared for cooking by removing the wings, the small legs, and the distal portion of the hind legs. Then pull off the head, withdrawing any attached viscera.
Boil prepared Rocky Mountain locusts in salted water. Add assorted cut-up vegetables, butter, salt, and vinegar to the broth and cook until the vegetables are tender. Serve as a thick soup or over boiled rice as a main dish.

[vidcc]

Help is on the way FC :D

http://www.reportage.uts.edu.au/images/napalm.jpg

[Rat Faced]

Soft-Shelled Cicadas




The indredients are:
60 Freshly emerged 17 year Cicadas 3 cup Flour Salt and pepper to season Flour 4 Eggs, beaten 1 cup Corn oil or slightly salted Butter
The recipe yield is:
4 Servings

Info:
The seventeen year cicada is considered a delicacy by nearly every living creature and when emerging, by the millions, stuff every animal for miles. Birds have trouble getting off the ground. Foxes waddle. Garter snakes are lumpy. Dogs and cats curl up and sleep all day. In former times, the Native Americans found them to be a worthy addition to their diets when available. The cicadas emerge at night and hang like snow white Christmas ornaments from the trees. As they dry, their color darkens to a black with orange decorative stripes. They are at their finest at night when they just emerge and are still soft. They make great campfire cooking fare. For those who are interested, they are kosher&#33; The best way to prepare them is to dip them, still alive, in beaten egg, roll them in the seasoned flour and then gently saute them until they are golden brown. They have a wonderful rich nutty flavor. Preparing them is simplicity itself. To find a supply of cicadas, call or write a local college or university department of entomology. They can supply information as to which brood will be emerging in your area or near your area. They may be able to supply a general map and even specific dates when the emergence will occur. Here, in Indiana, we will have to wait until about Memorial Day weekend, 2002 A.D. So you see, this is not a treat that you can just go out and pick up at Krogers. It is worth the wait, even if it is just to say that you have done it&#33; John Hartman Indianapolis, IN 1996

[Mathea]

Originally posted by Rat Faced@19 May 2004 - 18:27
Honey Roast i&#39;ve had and was nice....but i havent found the recipe yet ;)



:x :x :x :x :x :x :x



I go back to my #1 fear listed in the other thread:

1. learning certain things about other members :P :lol:

[Rat Faced]

http://www.ischool.utexas.edu/~kleinman/mar2/Food%20stalls%20locust%20skewer%20(RE).jpg

Or you could have a Kebab with your Colt45 ;)

[Mathea]

u just had to didnt you?

[DanB]

Originally posted by Rat Faced@19 May 2004 - 19:38
http://www.ischool.utexas.edu/~kleinman/mar2/Food%20stalls%20locust%20skewer%20(RE).jpg

Or you could have a Kebab with your Colt45 ;)
Oh dear, imagine eating them after the pub? :lol: :lol:

[Rat Faced]

Image Resized
Image Resized
[img]http://locust.fo.am/txoom/images/9food/20021130-0764.jpg' width='200' height='120' border='0' alt='click for full size view'> (http://locust.fo.am/txoom/images/9food/20021130-0764.jpg)

Goes nice with asparagus and mushrooms ;)


Other insects as food (http://thaibugs.com/edible%20insects.htm)

[Mathea]

omg










































WHY?

[FuNkY CaPrIcOrN]

Originally posted by Rat Faced@19 May 2004 - 13:38
http://www.ischool.utexas.edu/~kleinman/mar2/Food%20stalls%20locust%20skewer%20(RE).jpg

Or you could have a Kebab with your Colt45 ;)
:o OMFG&#33; :o


:blink:I could go make a few of these right now. :blink:

[Rat Faced]

Some people have no sense of adventure where food is concerned.


The people from the UK may find this hard to believe, but i know a Yank that gets physically sick at the thought of Black Pudding....... and they havent even seen it, never mind tasted it.

They hadnt even heard of it a few months ago :(

[FuNkY CaPrIcOrN]

;) Ohhh do not worry.We are going to eat some before they leave.....and will have Pictures.I am not waiting 17 Years. :D

Just them ones on the front Page from last night were babies.I could not do it.

I have become weak. :(

[Rat Faced]

Originally posted by FuNkY CaPrIcOrN@19 May 2004 - 18:50
;) Ohhh do not worry.We are going to eat some before they leave.....and will have Pictures.I am not waiting 17 Years. :D

Just them ones on the front Page from last night were babies.I could not do it.

I have become weak. :(
No they werent.

They have a lifespan of 17 years, and have 3 weeks before they die of old age... so that makes them ALL old ;)

[DanB]

Originally posted by Rat Faced@19 May 2004 - 19:48
Some people have no sense of adventure where food is concerned.


The people from the UK may find this hard to believe, but i know a Yank that gets physically sick at the thought of Black Pudding....... and they havent even seen it, never mind tasted it.

They hadnt even heard of it a few months ago :(
I don&#39;t blame them, black pudding is vile :(

[Mathea]

Isnt it made with blood? Like not oh say a steak that has blood in it, but u have to purposefully ADD the blood?

[DanB]

Originally posted by Mathea@19 May 2004 - 19:54
Isnt it made with blood? Like not oh say a steak that has blood in it, but u have to purposefully ADD the blood?
Don&#39;t forget the fat :rolleyes:

[FuNkY CaPrIcOrN]

Originally posted by Rat Faced+19 May 2004 - 13:52--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Rat Faced &#064; 19 May 2004 - 13:52)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-FuNkY CaPrIcOrN@19 May 2004 - 18:50
;) Ohhh do not worry.We are going to eat some before they leave.....and will have Pictures.I am not waiting 17 Years. :D

Just them ones on the front Page from last night were babies.I could not do it.

I have become weak. :(
No they werent.

They have a lifespan of 17 years, and have 3 weeks before they die of old age... so that makes them ALL old ;) [/b][/quote]
:P They were just hatched.Babies...whatever you want to call them&#33; :P

;) And yes you are right.They live underground for 17 Years.

[Mathea]

Originally posted by danb+19 May 2004 - 18:55--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (danb @ 19 May 2004 - 18:55)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Mathea@19 May 2004 - 19:54
Isnt it made with blood? Like not&nbsp; oh say a steak that has blood in it, but u have to purposefully ADD the blood?
Don&#39;t forget the fat :rolleyes: [/b][/quote]
well th en this "yank" RF knows is damn well smart to stay away from it&#33;

[Rat Faced]

Originally posted by danb+19 May 2004 - 18:53--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (danb @ 19 May 2004 - 18:53)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Rat Faced@19 May 2004 - 19:48
Some people have no sense of adventure where food is concerned.


The people from the UK may find this hard to believe, but i know a Yank that gets physically sick at the thought of Black Pudding....... and they havent even seen it, never mind tasted it.

They hadnt even heard of it a few months ago :(
I don&#39;t blame them, black pudding is vile :( [/b][/quote]
I assume you&#39;ve tasted/smelt it or something to draw that conclusion from though... thats fair enough.

They hadnt even heard of it...so looked up the recipe.


I mean, if you knew what was in sausage, then you would think "Yuk" without trying it.... and miss out on one of our culnery delights ;)

[Mathea]

Originally posted by Rat Faced+19 May 2004 - 18:56--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Rat Faced @ 19 May 2004 - 18:56)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>
Originally posted by danb@19 May 2004 - 18:53
<!--QuoteBegin-Rat Faced@19 May 2004 - 19:48
Some people have no sense of adventure where food is concerned.


The people from the UK may find this hard to believe, but i know a Yank that gets physically sick at the thought of Black Pudding....... and they havent even seen it, never mind tasted it.

They hadnt even heard of it a few months ago :(
I don&#39;t blame them, black pudding is vile :(
I assume you&#39;ve tasted/smelt it or something to draw that conclusion from though... thats fair enough.

They hadnt even heard of it...so looked up the recipe.


I mean, if you knew what was in sausage, then you would think "Yuk" without trying it.... and miss out on one of our culnery delights ;) [/b][/quote]
You know what happens when one "assumes"? :P

[DanB]

Yeah I have tried it a couple of times, the last time about 4 years ago.

Funnily enough i was having a heated debate with my flatmate on Sunday night down the pub about whether or not black pudding was evil :lol: :lol: :lol:

[Rat Faced]

I think Fried Black Pudding would go well with Grilled or Roast Locust (or similar)


Keep it in mind FC :P

[Mathea]

Originally posted by Rat Faced@19 May 2004 - 19:03
I think Fried Black Pudding would go well with Grilled or Roast Locust (or similar)


Keep it in mind FC :P
thats just wrong



:x :x :x



/me offers RF some tripe

[FuNkY CaPrIcOrN]

So I lift up some Lawn Furniture to mow under there and look who is hiding underneath in the shade.....

http://5024596508.corefusion.net/Pictures/cicadabackyard10.jpg

http://5024596508.corefusion.net/Pictures/cicadabackyard11.jpg

http://5024596508.corefusion.net/Pictures/cicadabackyard12.jpg

http://5024596508.corefusion.net/Pictures/cicadabackyard13.jpg

http://5024596508.corefusion.net/Pictures/cicadabackyard14.jpg

http://5024596508.corefusion.net/Pictures/cicadabackyard15.jpg

:D They thought they were safe under there in the shade. :D

[DanB]

Think how many you will kill if you mow the lawn :o


Murderer :01:





:P

[FuNkY CaPrIcOrN]

Originally posted by danb@19 May 2004 - 14:10
Think how many you will kill if you mow the lawn&nbsp; :o


Murderer&nbsp; :01:





:P
:( It is too late dude.The grass is mowed.And they were flying everywhere also.One went in my Hair.I freaked out.It was funny&#33; :lol:

But I left them ones under the Lawn Furniture for now.But I have to mow that later.

[DanB]

Is that their holes in the ground you can see under the lawn furniture too? :unsure:

[Snee]

We only get ant swarms. :(

[BigBank_Hank]

FC can I make a suggestion?

http://img55.photobucket.com/albums/v168/BigBank_Hank/raid.jpg

[lynx]

Originally posted by BigBank_Hank@19 May 2004 - 19:28
FC can I make a suggestion?

http://img55.photobucket.com/albums/v168/BigBank_Hank/raid.jpg
He&#39;ll need to check his mobo, he may not have a Raid controller. :P

[Gemby!]

i would stay in my house away from them things for as long as i could ... tinned food can be quite nice ;)