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Re: [OM] IMG: Cicada Time

Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Cicada Time
From: Andrew Fildes <afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 13 May 2011 09:40:02 +1000
Point of interest for nerds - the long cycle cicadas have prime number 
emergences (7, 13). It's supposed to disrupt the predator/prey rhythm. 
People like me find that rather cool.
Andrew Fildes
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On 12/05/2011, at 11:27 PM, Charles Geilfuss wrote:

>  Well Jim, even with diminished hearing, when his billion-plus cousins
> emerge you will likely hear them. Of course we get the usual Summer Cicadas
> here every year and I like them as a harbinger of the seasons. But these 7
> and 13 year emergences are a different kettle of fish. My brother-in-law
> experienced one about a decade ago when he moved to Lynchburg, VA. He sent
> me some photos showing his yard about two inches deep with these critters.
> He went outside to sweep them away from the AC unit and claimed he couldn't
> even hear his own thoughts for the racket. Keep us posted on their progress

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