What's bugging the EAST COAST people?

[Sparrowhawk]

http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/040331/040331_CICADA_hlg_10a.hlarge.jpg

[thedrifter]

Doesn't bother me.....Hell I don't have anytime to go outside......

I do think I need to get back in the swing of things....I was always outside worker on my tan.....;)...


Ellie

[eddief]

Cicadas are nice and crunchy when you bite into them. I dip them in guacamole.

[thedrifter]

Yes, they told us it was good to eat,...but I don't care to even think of trying....
I might like adventure, but Bugs are not on my list ........LOL....


Ellie

[Super Dave]

Man Discovers Too Late He's Allergic to Cicadas

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — A man who cooked and ate nearly 30 cicadas sought medical treatment after suffering a strong allergic reaction to the sautéed insects.

The man showed up at a Bloomington clinic Thursday covered from head-to-toe in hives, and sheepishly told a doctor he'd caught and eaten the cicadas after sautéing them in butter with crushed garlic and basil.

"He said they didn't taste too bad, but his wife didn't care for the aroma," said Dr. Al Ripani, the doctor who treated the man at Promptcare East.

The man, who has a history of asthma and shellfish allergies, suffered a "significant allergic reaction," after eating the cicadas, Ripani said.

He said he gave the man antihistamines, steroids and a shot of adrenaline, then observed him for two hours before sending him home.

After living underground for 17 years and feeding on tree roots, the so-called Brood X cicadas are emerging by the billions across the eastern U.S.

Ripani said recent newspaper articles extolling the tastiness of cicada cuisine should have warned people that dining on the bugs can be dangerous for some people.

"Severe food allergies such as this can be fatal," he said. "I feel that needs to be stressed in these articles."

He said the University of Maryland's department of entomology's Cicada-licious cookbook, which includes recipes for Cicada Stir-Fry and Cicada Dumplings, contains a disclaimer urging people to consult a doctor before eating cicadas.

"We ask that you please take special caution if you have other food allergies, such as soy, nuts or shellfish, or if you know of any contact allergies that you may have to other insects," it states.

[Sgted]

Although I live right in the middle of the what is supposed to be the 17 year cicada infestation, I've yet to hear or see one.
I had a hard enough time eating a snake we caught (along with rice & a carrot out of my sock) in "Escape & Evasion" in Staging Bn let alone bugs !!!
Those of you who went through E&E know that the morning of this training we brought a sock to morning chow. Each trainees sock was filled with rice & a carrot.
Seems a shame that these bugs wait 17 years to procreate then go back in the ground for 17 more years.
They don't even have time for a cigarette.

[Sparrowhawk]

!. Dip it in gold or silver paint and give it to your spouse as a necklace.


http://www.necromance.com/images/full_pend_cic.gif


2. Cicada Fishing Lure

http://photonlures.com/files/gfx/cicada.jpg

3. Find the rare blue eyed Cicada and win A YEAR'S FREE SUBSCRPTION to MAD Magazine.



4. Make a million bucks, by producing the first Cicada Movie


5. take the Cicada personality test

http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/jlozos/cicada/


6. Create your own Cicada whistle, think about it, sell them on E-Bay why wait 17 years, now you can annoy your East Coast neighbors 24/7.

7. Cicada receipts to sing with


8. Sell Cicada protection on the internet

http://www.johnsonsmith.com/website/product_db/images/p39150_1.jpg


9.

10.

[Sparrowhawk]

Jerry hunting Cicadas that are his own height.. LMAO

http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/jlozos/cicada/croc.jpg

[Osotogary]

I believe those are the little rascals who have been knocking on my door late at night. If they don't mention my name...I don't answer.

[Toby M]

Gary...sounds like lock n load time...

[Sparrowhawk]

As a kid tying a string on these little critters and flying them around the neighborhood.



http://www.cincinnati.com/freetime/cicadas/cicadas0518/12.jpg

[CplCrotty]

These things are like cocktail shrimp for my dog. He can't get enough of 'em. I say "cicada" and he runs for the door! This morning I think I cut more cicadas than grass when cutting the lawn. They're swarming under trees but they haven't started making noise, yet. That's the report from Dayton, Ohio.

[cjwright90]

Nothing in Monaca, PA yet...

[Sgted]

I saw a report on TV that said you should not let your pets eat these things. It can make them sick.
Besides, Fidos eyes will glow red in the dark (LOL).

I still have not seen or heard one yet.