Amazing Cicada life cycle - Sir David Attenborough's Life in the Undergrowth - BBC wildlife

After lying beneath the earth for up to 17 years, cicadas venture above ground as a massive group to shed their larvae shells, sprout wings and sing for a mate. Sir David Attenborough demonstrates how easy it is to hypnotise a male cicada with the click of his fingers in this amazing wildlife video from BBC animal show 'Life in the Undergrowth'.

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[Gary Sharp]

Poor guy thought he was going to get laid!

[noobwow2009]

Thumb up if you know it will come back at this 2013, East America!

[Moe Mish]

so getting rid of em' will be a SNAP.

Step 1: gather all the town's people

Step 2: repeatedly snap your fingers while slowly walking to other side of town

Step 3: KILL DA FUCKAS WITH FIIIRRREE!!

[FireSilverGirl101]

I call my friend Matthew a cicada...he hates me for that! xD

[jhiller21]

Also, after it's over the nuisance doesn't end. The dead bodies pile up under trees and stink to high heaven. The birds are too fat and full to eat them all, and it reeks for a while.

[jhiller21]

I hate these fucking things. They always fly right into you, mostly at your head. They have terrible eyesight, and are bad at flying. There's so many of them in the midwest you can't avoid being bombarded by them.

Fun fact: They cause a large increase in auto accidents every 17 years by flying into people's cars and freaking them out while they're driving. They're harmless, but people are afraid of them.

[Bryan Sebastian]

QUICK! THROW A POKEBALL!! xD



[Bo Jon]

I squirmed when that shit was on his face, it was amazing how it followed the snaps though. Pretty entertaining.

[atomicpineapples]

I am NOT ready for this shit...

[atomicpineapples]

I am NOT ready for this shit...