Cicadas
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I was channeling my inner @Piano-Dad today vis a vis cicadas (he moves them off the roadway when he's out for a walk)...I was working my way along the sidewalk, edging the lawn before I mowed. I spotted a cicada who was going to get clobbered, so I moved him/her. I figured they had waited 17 years to lose their virginity, and who was I to cut that dream short.
I hope they have a good time tonight.
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I was channeling my inner @Piano-Dad today vis a vis cicadas (he moves them off the roadway when he's out for a walk)...I was working my way along the sidewalk, edging the lawn before I mowed. I spotted a cicada who was going to get clobbered, so I moved him/her. I figured they had waited 17 years to lose their virginity, and who was I to cut that dream short.
I hope they have a good time tonight.
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The cicadas are here. As with all bug related sightings I know this because a student brought one to me on the playground

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They're definitely winding down here. Can still hear them, but they aren't as loud as they were a couple of weeks ago. And we don't see any on the driveway or on the bricks on the house.
Haven't seen any zombie cicadas. https://www.nbcchicago.com/cicadas-illinois-chicago-2024/are-you-seeing-this-on-cicadas-in-your-area-it-could-be-a-fungus-that-turns-them-into-zombies/3460833/
Au revoir, buggies. See you again in 17 years.
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They're gone, but signs of their recent visit are abundant...and I've been blaming inept squirrel nest builders for dropping chewed off branches on the lawn...turns out it's not the rodents...
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Didnโt hear any cicadas this year, but the Canadian Soldiers (Mayflies) have been intense!
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We have bonus bugs, courtesy of the cicadas.
Mites:
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I had a random bite on my legs after tuning in an area that had cicada swarms. I though a mosquito got me...
Now I have a few more up around my shoulders. Mom confirms the mites are nasty in her neighborhood, where I stop by once a week... At least I know what they are!Way itchy...
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