vinnimon Posted July 16, 2010 Report Share Posted July 16, 2010 Chatting with a coworker today,I noticed a bug on the shop floor on the other side of him.One Ive never seen before and it was big.It was crawling around and very active.Would not fly away at all. I put it in a cup to show the others and one blurted out its name,gave us a story on its life span as well. Its a fair size fly,transparent wings,eyes on top of its head as well.Apparently it lives under groung until its ready to mate.After a 17 or 18 yr life. Has anyone seen or know about this bug.Sorry I cant recall the name nor have any pics. Do fish eat them? Thanks in advance Vin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kickingfrog Posted July 16, 2010 Report Share Posted July 16, 2010 Sounds like a cicada (sp?) Most of us have heard them, less have seen one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burtess Posted July 16, 2010 Report Share Posted July 16, 2010 Sounds like a cicada (sp?) Most of us have heard them, less have seen one. Yup... sounds like a cicada....http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cicada Burt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimace Posted July 16, 2010 Report Share Posted July 16, 2010 Funny. I saw one of those on my deck the day before yesterday. For the first time ever. None of us had ever seen one. Interesting. He was also acting the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spincast Posted July 16, 2010 Report Share Posted July 16, 2010 Defintely Cicada. welcome climate change. When I lived in Wva they would hatch and make one heck of a racket for a couple days - then gone. Once when I was a kid one landed on me while I was on the swings. I think that patch of grass beneath that swing is still the greenest in the state. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burtess Posted July 16, 2010 Report Share Posted July 16, 2010 Defintely Cicada. welcome climate change. When I lived in Wva they would hatch and make one heck of a racket for a couple days - then gone. Once when I was a kid one landed on me while I was on the swings. I think that patch of grass beneath that swing is still the greenest in the state. What does that have to do with climate change?? I have been listening to cicadas since I was a little kid, and they were around before me! Burt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jewelbee Posted July 16, 2010 Report Share Posted July 16, 2010 I've seen this bug before, but didn't know anything about it...very interesting info ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishing n autograph Posted July 16, 2010 Report Share Posted July 16, 2010 Haven't heard them in a while, but I did see one when I was 10 or so...my brother and I didn't know when it was....so he tapped it with his foot....damn those things are loud up close! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishfield Posted July 16, 2010 Report Share Posted July 16, 2010 Ah... the old "heat bug" ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexcba Posted July 16, 2010 Report Share Posted July 16, 2010 lol those things were good alarms in the am when they would start buzz sawing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBW Posted July 16, 2010 Report Share Posted July 16, 2010 Ah... the old "heat bug" ! So THAT's what it look like.... Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhioFisherman Posted July 16, 2010 Report Share Posted July 16, 2010 We seem to get them to a degree every summer, although some years are far worse than others. I took my kids to a small lake near me about 10 years ago and there were so many the noise they were making was disturbing. Enough of them together and they give off a low humming that is far worse than the loud noise they make. If they land in the water fish eat them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Posted July 16, 2010 Report Share Posted July 16, 2010 Anytime I've been lucky enough to find one when I'm fishing, it goes right on the hook. Trout love them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsTheBassMan Posted July 16, 2010 Report Share Posted July 16, 2010 Very cool V, thanks for sharing. I've been hearing these bugs since I was born, but have yet to see one. At least now I'll know what I am looking at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookslav Posted July 16, 2010 Report Share Posted July 16, 2010 What does that have to do with climate change?? I have been listening to cicadas since I was a little kid, and they were around before me! Was thinking the same thing LOL... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muskeybugged Posted July 16, 2010 Report Share Posted July 16, 2010 I was in Mason Ohio last summer and we were plagued with them buggers on the golf course...never knew they could fly such distance after only hearing them in tree's around these parts, it was neat to finally see them in action. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kickingfrog Posted July 16, 2010 Report Share Posted July 16, 2010 Very cool V, thanks for sharing. I've been hearing these bugs since I was born, but have yet to see one. At least now I'll know what I am looking at. I was a kid the first time I saw one, thinking it was a house fly, I thought "How big was the pile of dung that that thing came off of?" Second thought was that it was a horse fly and "I don't want that thing to bite me!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ketchenany Posted July 16, 2010 Report Share Posted July 16, 2010 Put a few hundred in a box and take them to a soccer game! In Europe as kid saw them bey the thousands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigugli Posted July 16, 2010 Report Share Posted July 16, 2010 I can't remember where in the eastern states we were visiting, but we happened to be there when a major brood emerged. The sidewalks and streets were covered with them every morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Posted July 16, 2010 Report Share Posted July 16, 2010 Well I've been lucky enough to see lots of them. They were around since I was a kid too. Kinda ugly, big buggers. Love their noise. Joey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twocoda Posted July 16, 2010 Report Share Posted July 16, 2010 they are actually buzzing right now as i type this ....i always thought of them as the August bug ....but they are out in full swing right now and its only mid July Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhioFisherman Posted July 16, 2010 Report Share Posted July 16, 2010 They actually shed their shell-skin when they come above ground, they don`t have wings until it`s shed. You can see them once in a while stuck to trees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dozer Posted July 17, 2010 Report Share Posted July 17, 2010 Its a crazy life cycle, they had this bug on one of David Attenbroughs nature flicks. Its not for me though, I'll live under ground when I die, thank you very much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siwash Posted July 17, 2010 Report Share Posted July 17, 2010 i've seen (and heard) lots of them.. very common mot often, I come across expired ones... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Johnny Bass Posted July 17, 2010 Report Share Posted July 17, 2010 I've seen many.They sound like the electric wires above are buzzing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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