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Old 08-07-2018, 04:29 AM   #2
Carruthers
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Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Buckinghamshire UK
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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce View Post
You’re aware of Cicadas, the insect that spends the first 13 or 17 years of their life underground feeding on roots, then burst out
of the ground en masse for an reproductive orgy with no shame, even in plain view of children and the faint of heart.
I remember hearing the massed choirs of Cicadas on one of my US trips.
Much had been said on NPR about their reappearance.
I was en route from Brighton CO to Cheyenne WY and, when I stopped for a rest, I couldn't believe how loud they were.
I think that was 2003 or 2004.
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