Aight listen I know this is completely irrelevant to the SimplePlanes website but I wanted to share this with you guys anyway, cause it makes me happy and I haven’t been happy in a while. The cicadas this year only come once every 17 years, hence their nickname, “17-Year-Cicadas”. And hey, they can fly, right? This is a website of flying things, so it kinda works, question mark?
For context, I’ve always loved insects and bugs in general, including spiders of all kinds too, along with other typically feared arachnids.
@asteroidbook345 ah, ok. I hate to break it to you, but there’s a good chance that you may not see any at all, the Brood X Pharaoh Cicadas are emerging primarily around the inland east coast, this should help visualize.
@AWESOMENESS360 Southern California. I hear less of them now but since they sit underground for like 17 years it’s very possible that they simply haven’t emerged in a while
@asteroidbook345 for me, they’re all relatively spread out, like most are on the lower plants and shrubs, but I imagine there’s tons in the trees as well. Where do you live? They aren’t found everywhere in the US, so they typically aren’t seen in many places. For context, I live in PA, and PA is one of the hotspots for these guys.
@AzureCorp It helps to know that they’re completely harmless to people, and that they’re very docile in the sense that they don’t seem to mind if you handle them. They’ve been underground for 17 years, they probably don’t even know what their own predators are. Simultaneously, no potential predators even realize they exist before they emerge, since nothing that would eat them lives for 17 years. The way I see it, is that there’s nothing to be afraid of in terms of insects and whatnot, as long as it’s completely harmless, and/or it’s docile enough to not really care if it’s handled, as long as you don’t hurt it. I’ve noticed the same with lots of large tarantula species, they don’t really mind if you handle them, just as long as you don’t make any physical interaction that may hurt them. In most cases, it’s more scared of you than you are of it.
Cicadas are awesome insects. And they are really cute too. I’ve caught a few when I was a kid. I’ve always loved insects.
Cicadas are actually pretty cool tbh, just so many lmao, They're kinda cute too for a bug lol
Aight listen I know this is completely irrelevant to the SimplePlanes website but I wanted to share this with you guys anyway, cause it makes me happy and I haven’t been happy in a while. The cicadas this year only come once every 17 years, hence their nickname, “17-Year-Cicadas”. And hey, they can fly, right? This is a website of flying things, so it kinda works, question mark?
For context, I’ve always loved insects and bugs in general, including spiders of all kinds too, along with other typically feared arachnids.
HELL TO THE NO NO NO
Cool!
NOOOOO
I noped right out of here
@SneakySniper alright, I’ll make sure to consider that
@AWESOMENESS360 that’s really interesting! I just don’t like how they feel on your hand
Uhhh im confused
I wish they were here in the Manitoba prairies :(
@AWESOMENESS360 yeah I haven’t heard them in a long time
@asteroidbook345 ah, ok. I hate to break it to you, but there’s a good chance that you may not see any at all, the Brood X Pharaoh Cicadas are emerging primarily around the inland east coast, this should help visualize.
@AWESOMENESS360 Southern California. I hear less of them now but since they sit underground for like 17 years it’s very possible that they simply haven’t emerged in a while
They are like humans, very interesting and cool, but there are so many of them
I want one. They are cute little bugs.
@SneakySniper hehe yeah, my voice in video is absolute garbage.
@asteroidbook345 for me, they’re all relatively spread out, like most are on the lower plants and shrubs, but I imagine there’s tons in the trees as well. Where do you live? They aren’t found everywhere in the US, so they typically aren’t seen in many places. For context, I live in PA, and PA is one of the hotspots for these guys.
I hear these all the time but I’ve never seen one
@AWESOMENESS360 Congrats on 66.6k
@AzureCorp They're Literal sweethearts, think of a Basset Hound but as a bug, cute and ugly at the same time, and very friendly.
@FlyingTraxxasRustler oh boy
@AzureCorp It helps to know that they’re completely harmless to people, and that they’re very docile in the sense that they don’t seem to mind if you handle them. They’ve been underground for 17 years, they probably don’t even know what their own predators are. Simultaneously, no potential predators even realize they exist before they emerge, since nothing that would eat them lives for 17 years. The way I see it, is that there’s nothing to be afraid of in terms of insects and whatnot, as long as it’s completely harmless, and/or it’s docile enough to not really care if it’s handled, as long as you don’t hurt it. I’ve noticed the same with lots of large tarantula species, they don’t really mind if you handle them, just as long as you don’t make any physical interaction that may hurt them. In most cases, it’s more scared of you than you are of it.
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how are not scared to pick them up
i mean their cute and all but bug scary