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Posted: Mon May 03, 2004 7:09 pm
by evolutionmovement
I used to see disguised prototypes all the time around Detroit. A lot of cars not sold here either, like new Lancias and Alfas.
Steve
Posted: Thu May 20, 2004 7:16 am
by evolutionmovement
The AM radio is discussing recipes for these things. Apparently they're something like shrimp.
Steve
Posted: Thu May 20, 2004 1:39 pm
by vrg3
Yeah, cicada cuisine has become really popular this time around, thanks to cooking in general being an "in thing." A cicada dish even almost made the DC Ritz-Carlton's menu this summer, but higher-ups vetoed it.
The nymphs are really soft and are supposed to have a very mild flavor that goes well with sauces. The soft-shelled adults (right after they molt) are supposed to be a lot like soft-shelled crabs. The adults are said to have a much more nutty flavor.
I haven't tried any yet though... maybe if they're still around when I get back to DC... My girlfriend's dog (a little Shih Tzu puppy) loves eating them but he gorges on them and gets sick.
The Washington Post made a special section on its web site about cicadas, and even scanned in some 17-year-old articles:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/me ... s/cicadas/
Posted: Fri May 21, 2004 12:55 am
by BAC5.2
I haven't seen a single damn one of these flying little bastards. I saw a dead one at the tint shop today, but that's the first and only one I've seen. I've seen a bunch of gross and squished bugs though.
Posted: Fri May 21, 2004 6:46 am
by LaureltheQueen
a bird pooed on my car about 8 hours after i washed it. this is the 3rd time in a row this has happened
Posted: Fri May 21, 2004 7:13 am
by THAWA
stop washing your car
Posted: Fri May 21, 2004 7:49 am
by LaureltheQueen
I HATE YOU!
I'm sorry if my car is attractive enough to warrant baths...
Posted: Fri May 21, 2004 8:02 am
by THAWA
I coudl've sworn I put a smiley in there to add the humor I wanted but I guess not.
Posted: Fri May 21, 2004 8:06 am
by vrg3
Phil - They're only starting to spread, I guess... Or maybe you're just a little out of the cicada zone? You're fairly far north.
Posted: Sat May 22, 2004 2:08 am
by legacy92ej22t
Ya, I started a job in Kensington ( I think thats what the area is called) and there are millions of 'em! They're all over, it's crazy. After a while it's start's sounding like they're in your head. Every now and then they drop on you and start flickin' their wings and crap.
Posted: Sun May 23, 2004 10:01 pm
by BAC5.2
They are probably trying to hump you. That's what they do when they are alive.
I got back from NJ today and went to pick my sister up at her boyfriends house just outside Olney. Those bastards are LOUD and obnoxious. I hit like 8 of those damn things.
Still none around my house though.
Posted: Mon May 24, 2004 3:52 am
by LaureltheQueen
no photos?
Posted: Tue Jun 01, 2004 7:28 am
by azn2nr
i heard thoes things can create like 90+ db's in noise. how big are they?
Posted: Tue Jun 01, 2004 7:34 am
by BAC5.2
About 2" long or so. I've hit a few, but not epidemic proportions that I was hearing about.