@nickthestick26 Yes, I know, thanks. Yet I've taken the liberty to separate the prefix "magi" deliberately to highlight the word "magic" that was given to the genus because of their unique life-cycle. "Magi-" comes from the Greek word for "magician" or "magical."
lower age of consent laws? i live in mississippi, and i simply assumed that the age of consent was 18. maybe i'm wrong. here i am 22, and i'd rather not have anyone younger than 18 anyways.
@SkooterBush Hehe! My attempt at that humorous comment was intended to expose a false stereotype held by some Northerners about the South. Thanks for thinking it was funny -- that was the point, lol! :-)
Cicadas are on the scene here in Tasmania. It has been an excellent education for my kids & myself. They're very interesting insects & do get very loud. I think ours are under ground for 7 years... One time the cicadas attracted thousands of crows & thier noise was extreme too. fun.
I still have my souvenier plastic replica cicada keychain that makes the sound of the cicada. Do they have any souveniers in Chicagoland this year? I want one. Buy me one. Please. No matter how tacky. I want souveniers.
heh. well, these bugs are pretty harmless if annoyingly loud. anyhow there are none near my house in the city - i had to drive a few miles away to get this video footage.
It's actually Magicicada (Magi-cicada), not MagiC-Cicada.
nickthestick26 1 year ago
@nickthestick26 Yes, I know, thanks. Yet I've taken the liberty to separate the prefix "magi" deliberately to highlight the word "magic" that was given to the genus because of their unique life-cycle. "Magi-" comes from the Greek word for "magician" or "magical."
tommiji 1 year ago
lower age of consent laws? i live in mississippi, and i simply assumed that the age of consent was 18. maybe i'm wrong. here i am 22, and i'd rather not have anyone younger than 18 anyways.
i thought that was funny tho!
SkooterBush 1 year ago
@SkooterBush Hehe! My attempt at that humorous comment was intended to expose a false stereotype held by some Northerners about the South. Thanks for thinking it was funny -- that was the point, lol! :-)
tommiji 1 year ago
@tommiji I recently learned that the age of consent in MS is 16
SkooterBush 1 year ago
They have come...
hairyknuckles1000 1 year ago
ive got them here at my house in west virginia and they divebomb me when im outside.
clickeli 3 years ago 2
"Then they emerge to have a massive orgy." LOL that made me laugh LOL.
A7Xhartoon 4 years ago
"Then they emerge to have a massive orgy." LOL that made me laugh LOL.
A7Xhartoon 4 years ago
I feel bad for the cicadas :(
UchihaLosr 4 years ago
Cicadas are on the scene here in Tasmania. It has been an excellent education for my kids & myself. They're very interesting insects & do get very loud. I think ours are under ground for 7 years... One time the cicadas attracted thousands of crows & thier noise was extreme too. fun.
Megsyhere 4 years ago
hey - don't diss the great wiki ;)
mediteight 4 years ago
I like them. Cicada singing reminds me my past life.
Tkyo07 4 years ago
i accidentally crushed one with my bike :(
i was looking back, and when i turned my head around it was too late, he/she had already been crushed under the wheel.. poor thing
Ondori412 4 years ago
Wow... That's great! This cicada does not crawl on Japan.
NaruyoJapan 4 years ago
Hey, thanks for watching! Yes, this particular cicada is only in North America. On Wikipedia, it is called "素数ゼミ" in Japanese!
tommiji 4 years ago
Oh. Thank you so much!
NaruyoJapan 4 years ago
aparently you live next to o hare international. thats gotta be loud (with the cicadas and the jets)!
Mamba205 4 years ago
Yes, yes. Cicada are cute!:)
celestialsam 4 years ago
Yep! :D
tommiji 4 years ago
:-( aww, that's mean. but, hell, i suppose there's plenty of them around. do they taste any good barbequed? lol!
tommiji 4 years ago
They are not cute. Those red beady eyes...ew! Funny commentary though, Tom. Next stop..Discovery Channel/Animal Planet for you! Best, Joy
LeopardJoy 4 years ago
lol, i'm sure they're cute to other cicadas, lol! thnaks Joy! ;-)
tommiji 4 years ago
But waait! What about Chris the Cicada?
gold5701 4 years ago
well, he's likely gone by now. :-( but something tells me he had loads of fun in his short time above ground! ;-)
tommiji 4 years ago
lol lower age of consent laws in the south, yes we do seem to have them often in Oklahoma, maybe every year?!
crustyWoW 4 years ago
heh. ;-)
tommiji 4 years ago
very dramatic footage, tommiji -- I just hope the ASPCA was involved in the making of this film.
entheo 4 years ago
lol! i'm more worried about some other folks' vids (see comment below, yikes).
tommiji 4 years ago
Heh, lower age of consent laws in the south
Cyanidesin 4 years ago
hehe! ;-)
tommiji 4 years ago
Thank you for uploading this :)
Very interesting animals, but they're noisy buggars ;)
wmeu 4 years ago
I still have my souvenier plastic replica cicada keychain that makes the sound of the cicada. Do they have any souveniers in Chicagoland this year? I want one. Buy me one. Please. No matter how tacky. I want souveniers.
justinalbany 4 years ago
haha, i'll look around, bro - there's got to be some fun magic cicada items, no doubt!
tommiji 4 years ago
great video,
fortunately in my country an invasion like this is rare.
REDNECKPEPI64 4 years ago
heh. well, these bugs are pretty harmless if annoyingly loud. anyhow there are none near my house in the city - i had to drive a few miles away to get this video footage.
tommiji 4 years ago
way cool bro they are here in kentucky 2 or they were
mammagraham 4 years ago
Ah yes, there is a brood of these periodical cicadas down that-a-way. Some people eat 'em, yuk!
tommiji 4 years ago
That's very intersting! I couldn't stand the loudness of the cicada masses, I guess. My ears would explode :P
KrisShred 4 years ago
Haha, thankfully they are quiet at night time. But all day long the males sing little love songs that only a female cicada can truly appreciate, lol!
tommiji 4 years ago
The sound is very cool actually
crustyWoW 4 years ago