They're a bit different. Locusts are like demon grasshoppers, and cicadas are the creepy Egyptian bugs, I believe.

Originally posted by |FBG$| VeKoThey're a bit different. Locusts are like demon grasshoppers, and cicadas are the creepy Egyptian bugs, I believe.

"Demon grasshoppers." XD

Originally posted by |FBG$| VeKoThey're a bit different. Locusts are like demon grasshoppers, and cicadas are the creepy Egyptian bugs, I believe.

You're thinking of scarabs not cicadas. And some people in the day were calling cicadas locusts.

Ah, scarabs. That's the one.

Bugs*

Wut?

They're all just bugs. And bugs are creepy. So they pretty much all should die by fire.

Ironically, our house was being swarmed by termites last night... O.o

Originally posted by Angel BunnyIronically, our house was being swarmed by termites last night... O.o

Mine was for a while. The thing is those termites are looking for new homes. That means there is already at least one colony inside your home.

Originally posted by Generic Name

Originally posted by Angel BunnyIronically, our house was being swarmed by termites last night... O.o

Mine was for a while. The thing is those termites are looking for new homes. That means there is already at least one colony inside your home.

Well, f*ck. I hate those damn things... :(

The only good bugs are some spiders, which kindly kill other bugs for us. Bees would be perfect if they weren't friggin suicide bombers.

I like the cicada killer wasps because they eat grubs in the ground and kill cicadas. The females have a stinger that's only powerful enough to paralyze a cicada. They don't sting unless you manhandle them. Males are only aggressive to other males. Like females, they only "sting" you if you manhandle them (should that be wasphandle in that case?). However they don't have stingers. They sting with their freakin' spine.

I remember one time, I was mowing the lawn and a couple of cicada killers were waiting around me to finish a spot...so they could swoop in and eat insects sitting around.



Another insect that I give a pass even though it's HUGE is the Mosquito Hawk (also known as the Crane Fly) just because they eat mosquitos.

Originally posted by Generic NameI like the cicada killer wasps because they eat grubs in the ground and kill cicadas. The females have a stinger that's only powerful enough to paralyze a cicada. They don't sting unless you manhandle them. Males are only aggressive to other males. Like females, they only "sting" you if you manhandle them (should that be wasphandle in that case?). However they don't have stingers. They sting with their freakin' spine.

I remember one time, I was mowing the lawn and a couple of cicada killers were waiting around me to finish a spot...so they could swoop in and eat insects sitting around.



Another insect that I give a pass even though it's HUGE is the Mosquito Hawk (also known as the Crane Fly) just because they eat mosquitos.

Charles is a teacher, and you're the science book. :P

Does that mean Charles spreads him open and looks at what's inside? ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

Originally posted by |FBG$| VeKoDoes that mean Charles spreads him open and looks at what's inside? ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

Pervert.

Possibly. And actually I was just looking up Cicada Killers the other day because my brother has a pathological fear of bees, wasps, and hornets and I was trying to tell him that those "wasps" he sees, the Cicada Killers, aren't dangerous.

Originally posted by Angel Bunny

Originally posted by |FBG$| VeKoDoes that mean Charles spreads him open and looks at what's inside? ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

Pervert.

I'm just... creative. Let's go with that.

All...right. Just this once. :P

Originally posted by Generic NamePossibly. And actually I was just looking up Cicada Killers the other day because my brother has a pathological fear of bees, wasps, and hornets and I was trying to tell him that those "wasps" he sees, the Cicada Killers, aren't dangerous.

Oooh. So what you're saying is that unless one is a dumbass, Cicada Killers are like your best buddy?
Because I hate Cicadas. They look like their wearing armor, they sound annoying, and they like to fly right into you.

Essentially. And even if you are dumb you will only get a tiny little sting that really doesn't feel like much.

Originally posted by Generic NameEssentially. And even if you are dumb you will only get a tiny little sting that really doesn't feel like much.

:D
I have high pain tolerance for surface blows.
A punch or a kick normally won't affect me due to the adrenaline rush.
However, a puncture or laceration hurts, so it's always good to know that IF I get stung, it won't hurt. However, this round of Cicadas are going for the east coast, so I should be mainly unaffected by this. Maybe I'll see a few here and there, but no big swarm.

I'm going to probably get a ton of cicadas. We'll see. I was only 5 years old last time they came out. I don't remember that nonsense.

Originally posted by Generic NameI'm going to probably get a ton of cicadas. We'll see. I was only 5 years old last time they came out. I don't remember that nonsense.

Ask your parents about it and learn the horrifying details. ;)

Originally posted by Generic NameI'm going to probably get a ton of cicadas. We'll see. I was only 5 years old last time they came out. I don't remember that nonsense.

I was 7. I remember my friend rolled around in a pile of leaves, that turned out to be a pile of Cicadas.
I'd be traumatized.

Holy sh*t. I'd be traumatized just watching it happen.

XD

Pile of Cicadas. Fricken' sh*t.

He wasn't kiddin'. I actually thought those were leaves at first glance.

Terrible. Luckily I never saw that... Apparently cicadas are delicious though. They taste sweet (they have been eating a ton of sap)

By the look of that picture, it seems to about time to burn the forest down.

Something like that.

Originally posted by MetropalBy the look of that picture, it seems to about time to burn the forest down.

Get the flamethrower...

Already have it. *Passes it to you.* You do it. Their ghosts will probably rise from the dead and try to haunt the killer. You deal with that shit.

shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Originally posted by MetropalAlready have it. *Passes it to you.* You do it. Their ghosts will probably rise from the dead and try to haunt the killer. You deal with that shit.

If you just wait, they'll all die out.

Why wait?
*Throws multiple Molotov cocktails into forest.*

Well, like I said, apparently they're delicious...if you can get around the crunchiness.

Originally posted by Generic NameWell, like I said, apparently they're delicious...if you can get around the crunchiness.

Then why don't you eat them all?

They haven't appeared yet. I haven't really seen a cicada since I was a boy scout

We're talking about the cicadas in the picture. I know you can't REALLY eat them...but...

Yeah.

Well, actually I do want to try to put the social fear of eating insects aside and try it. I don't think I'll outright bite into one. Maybe I'll grind a few into paste and try mixing it with something and eating that. I get squeamish crushing big insects (because you can feel the resistance of the thing that you're killing). So I don't know how I would handle just biting into one.

I wouldn't eat an insect. Period. If my life depended on it because I somehow got stranded out in the wilderness, I'd find something else to eat.

I'd eat humans before bugs.

I would eat a human regardless, if it was cooked right.

I would have no idea.

Eat humans with us Angel.

IT'S JUST A SCRATCH!!! :D

NO! Keep the killing bunnies out of this. It took forever to vanquish that army before.