Comments on: Giant cicada wants to be friends http://boingboing.net/2011/08/19/giant-cicada-wants-to-be-friends.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Fri, 24 May 2013 07:24:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: bklynchris http://boingboing.net/2011/08/19/giant-cicada-wants-to-be-friends.html#comment-1194499 bklynchris Sun, 21 Aug 2011 06:56:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=114433#comment-1194499 I feel like Bill the Cat after seeing that.  AND, I blame cicadas (or their "song" at least) for intolerable August heat. I feel like Bill the Cat after seeing that.  AND, I blame cicadas (or their “song” at least) for intolerable August heat.

]]> By: jewelley http://boingboing.net/2011/08/19/giant-cicada-wants-to-be-friends.html#comment-1194280 jewelley Sat, 20 Aug 2011 19:48:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=114433#comment-1194280 let that cicada go! let that cicada go!

]]> By: Atrum http://boingboing.net/2011/08/19/giant-cicada-wants-to-be-friends.html#comment-1194266 Atrum Sat, 20 Aug 2011 19:31:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=114433#comment-1194266 Why did no one tell me Mothra was real and could also make babies? Why did no one tell me Mothra was real and could also make babies?

]]> By: querent http://boingboing.net/2011/08/19/giant-cicada-wants-to-be-friends.html#comment-1194022 querent Sat, 20 Aug 2011 15:37:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=114433#comment-1194022 Strictly less than two?  So bipeds are on the menu, eh? In the words of John Paul Ziller, "Protein is where you find it." Strictly less than two?  So bipeds are on the menu, eh?

In the words of John Paul Ziller, “Protein is where you find it.”

]]> By: Snig http://boingboing.net/2011/08/19/giant-cicada-wants-to-be-friends.html#comment-1193956 Snig Sat, 20 Aug 2011 14:24:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=114433#comment-1193956 If I had tiny tiny hands, I'd make youtube videos with normal sized insects and freak out the populace.  If I had tiny tiny hands, I’d make youtube videos with normal sized insects and freak out the populace. 

]]> By: Carlos Cardoso http://boingboing.net/2011/08/19/giant-cicada-wants-to-be-friends.html#comment-1193870 Carlos Cardoso Sat, 20 Aug 2011 11:43:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=114433#comment-1193870 I don´t eat anything with less than two or more than four legs.  I don´t eat anything with less than two or more than four legs. 

]]> By: 秀平 月 http://boingboing.net/2011/08/19/giant-cicada-wants-to-be-friends.html#comment-1193854 秀平 月 Sat, 20 Aug 2011 09:58:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=114433#comment-1193854 Dude, it's cultural! To me, anything peanut butter & jelly is one of the grossest things ever concocted by humans, probably because I wasn't raised on it. (Also, shrimp look like fat, slimy worms. Beats me why they would be inherently less disgusting.) Dude, it’s cultural! To me, anything peanut butter & jelly is one of the grossest things ever concocted by humans, probably because I wasn’t raised on it.

(Also, shrimp look like fat, slimy worms. Beats me why they would be inherently less disgusting.)

]]> By: machinestate http://boingboing.net/2011/08/19/giant-cicada-wants-to-be-friends.html#comment-1193692 machinestate Sat, 20 Aug 2011 02:22:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=114433#comment-1193692 Cicadas make noise and have charm.  Other than that they are winged bags of guts.  Shrimp have no charm, but do have fleshy, substantial innards. Cicadas make noise and have charm.  Other than that they are winged bags of guts.  Shrimp have no charm, but do have fleshy, substantial innards.

]]> By: C.J. Casey http://boingboing.net/2011/08/19/giant-cicada-wants-to-be-friends.html#comment-1193691 C.J. Casey Sat, 20 Aug 2011 02:21:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=114433#comment-1193691 My first summer in Japan (June 2003) was a Cicada Summer. We lived near Anjinzuka (the shrine named after the guy SHO'GUN was (VERY loosely) based on) and for about a month or so, we had to raise our voices over those critters, there were so many and they were so loud. My first summer in Japan (June 2003) was a Cicada Summer. We lived near Anjinzuka (the shrine named after the guy SHO’GUN was (VERY loosely) based on) and for about a month or so, we had to raise our voices over those critters, there were so many and they were so loud.

]]> By: gratefulvideo http://boingboing.net/2011/08/19/giant-cicada-wants-to-be-friends.html#comment-1193688 gratefulvideo Sat, 20 Aug 2011 02:12:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=114433#comment-1193688 These make great cat toys. These make great cat toys.

]]> By: bombastinator http://boingboing.net/2011/08/19/giant-cicada-wants-to-be-friends.html#comment-1193680 bombastinator Sat, 20 Aug 2011 01:52:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=114433#comment-1193680 got to wonder what the period is on a bug that big.  That thing may be older than the person holding it. got to wonder what the period is on a bug that big.  That thing may be older than the person holding it.

]]> By: bombastinator http://boingboing.net/2011/08/19/giant-cicada-wants-to-be-friends.html#comment-1193679 bombastinator Sat, 20 Aug 2011 01:50:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=114433#comment-1193679 yeah.  a cicada is just lookin fer love.  And a place to lay the resulting eggs. yeah.  a cicada is just lookin fer love.  And a place to lay the resulting eggs.

]]> By: Little John http://boingboing.net/2011/08/19/giant-cicada-wants-to-be-friends.html#comment-1193629 Little John Sat, 20 Aug 2011 00:21:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=114433#comment-1193629 Yeah, it's the Disney-esque "wants-to-be-friends" that has you picturing puppies and Bambi or maybe a friendly pony. I watched the whole video, but as for me, I much prefer the legless creatures in the previous post. Too many legs is worse than not enough, IMHO. Yeah, it’s the Disney-esque “wants-to-be-friends” that has you picturing puppies and Bambi or maybe a friendly pony.

I watched the whole video, but as for me, I much prefer the legless creatures in the previous post. Too many legs is worse than not enough, IMHO.

]]> By: gracelovescostumesandhabaneros http://boingboing.net/2011/08/19/giant-cicada-wants-to-be-friends.html#comment-1193620 gracelovescostumesandhabaneros Sat, 20 Aug 2011 00:02:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=114433#comment-1193620 Am I the first to request a unicorn chaser for this post? I don't know what I was expecting, but the title misled me into believing this would be more in the "cute/amusing" category, most likely of the animation genre. Am I the first to request a unicorn chaser for this post?

I don’t know what I was expecting, but the title misled me into believing this would be more in the “cute/amusing” category, most likely of the animation genre.

]]> By: Boomer http://boingboing.net/2011/08/19/giant-cicada-wants-to-be-friends.html#comment-1193610 Boomer Fri, 19 Aug 2011 23:49:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=114433#comment-1193610 Cicadas du jour.  Yum. Cicadas du jour.  Yum.

]]> By: RJ http://boingboing.net/2011/08/19/giant-cicada-wants-to-be-friends.html#comment-1193598 RJ Fri, 19 Aug 2011 23:40:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=114433#comment-1193598 To answer those queries about why shrimp are appealing while cicadas are not, the answer is rather simple. Cicadas look like overgrown, croaking horseflies. If you like the idea of shoveling big spoonfuls of crunchy, juicy horseflies into your gob, then I guess jumbo horseflies must sound mouth-watering. I'll stick with shrimp. They don't look like anything nasty, they're easy to clean and cook and they taste wonderful. If you want to eat roaches, flies, spiders, crickets, ants, centipedes and beetles, well... good luck with your eHarmony ad. To answer those queries about why shrimp are appealing while cicadas are not, the answer is rather simple. Cicadas look like overgrown, croaking horseflies. If you like the idea of shoveling big spoonfuls of crunchy, juicy horseflies into your gob, then I guess jumbo horseflies must sound mouth-watering.

I’ll stick with shrimp. They don’t look like anything nasty, they’re easy to clean and cook and they taste wonderful. If you want to eat roaches, flies, spiders, crickets, ants, centipedes and beetles, well… good luck with your eHarmony ad.

]]> By: lpkl http://boingboing.net/2011/08/19/giant-cicada-wants-to-be-friends.html#comment-1193597 lpkl Fri, 19 Aug 2011 23:39:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=114433#comment-1193597 It's trying to escape, not be your friend... It’s trying to escape, not be your friend…

]]> By: Morrigan http://boingboing.net/2011/08/19/giant-cicada-wants-to-be-friends.html#comment-1193579 Morrigan Fri, 19 Aug 2011 23:20:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=114433#comment-1193579 If you live in Maryland, take them around North Charles street up near Towson or any part of Patapsco State Park.  They won't be able to hear themselves think.  Heh. If you live in Maryland, take them around North Charles street up near Towson or any part of Patapsco State Park.  They won’t be able to hear themselves think.  Heh.

]]> By: jere7my http://boingboing.net/2011/08/19/giant-cicada-wants-to-be-friends.html#comment-1193549 jere7my Fri, 19 Aug 2011 22:49:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=114433#comment-1193549 These cicadas littered the streets of Bintulu, Malaysia when I lived there. As far as I was concerned, catching one of the big black adults made for a banner day — and, yes, the locals would catch the green ones, strip the wings off, and eat them raw. (I was only 11, and not brave enough to try.) They would fall into the pool and float for hours, croaking that unmistakable croak, making it sound from blocks away like a flock of ducks had taken over the pool. If one flew into the side of your head, it was like being hit by a golf ball. And they had an unerring knack for flying up beneath my mom's skirt — which was hilarious, to little pubescent me. These cicadas littered the streets of Bintulu, Malaysia when I lived there. As far as I was concerned, catching one of the big black adults made for a banner day — and, yes, the locals would catch the green ones, strip the wings off, and eat them raw. (I was only 11, and not brave enough to try.) They would fall into the pool and float for hours, croaking that unmistakable croak, making it sound from blocks away like a flock of ducks had taken over the pool. If one flew into the side of your head, it was like being hit by a golf ball. And they had an unerring knack for flying up beneath my mom’s skirt — which was hilarious, to little pubescent me.

]]> By: apoxia http://boingboing.net/2011/08/19/giant-cicada-wants-to-be-friends.html#comment-1193536 apoxia Fri, 19 Aug 2011 22:32:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=114433#comment-1193536 I don't eat arthropods of any sort for this very reason. They are all scary insects. I don’t eat arthropods of any sort for this very reason. They are all scary insects.

]]> By: pupdog http://boingboing.net/2011/08/19/giant-cicada-wants-to-be-friends.html#comment-1193493 pupdog Fri, 19 Aug 2011 21:44:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=114433#comment-1193493 Around here we just went through our 13 year cycle this spring - there's a newly-landed immigrant community of Karen from Myanmar that had an absolute field-day with the cicada emergence. Flash fried, crispy like popcorn shrimp, and nowhere near as disgusting as people might think. Around here we just went through our 13 year cycle this spring – there’s a newly-landed immigrant community of Karen from Myanmar that had an absolute field-day with the cicada emergence. Flash fried, crispy like popcorn shrimp, and nowhere near as disgusting as people might think.

]]> By: papercup mixmaster http://boingboing.net/2011/08/19/giant-cicada-wants-to-be-friends.html#comment-1193489 papercup mixmaster Fri, 19 Aug 2011 21:36:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=114433#comment-1193489 Oh man, me too! The periodical cicada is such a crazy wonderful thing. I have a few friends who are post-'04 transplants to the area and they don't believe me. "Yeah, yeah," they say, "but cicadas happen every year, and they're loud and stuff..." "NO! You don't understand," I say, "BILLIONS of them!" Oh man, me too! The periodical cicada is such a crazy wonderful thing. I have a few friends who are post-’04 transplants to the area and they don’t believe me. “Yeah, yeah,” they say, “but cicadas happen every year, and they’re loud and stuff…” “NO! You don’t understand,” I say, “BILLIONS of them!”

]]> By: KBert http://boingboing.net/2011/08/19/giant-cicada-wants-to-be-friends.html#comment-1193486 KBert Fri, 19 Aug 2011 21:35:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=114433#comment-1193486 And to start, may I suggest the Tenerels; lightly steamed, quick dipped in our signature batter and crisped in quick deep saute', with a decoration of ginger cinnamon must sauce? Yeah, sure. Sounds good. And to start, may I suggest the Tenerels; lightly steamed, quick dipped in our signature batter and crisped in quick deep saute’, with a decoration of ginger cinnamon must sauce?
Yeah, sure. Sounds good.

]]> By: Sara Phang http://boingboing.net/2011/08/19/giant-cicada-wants-to-be-friends.html#comment-1193463 Sara Phang Fri, 19 Aug 2011 21:10:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=114433#comment-1193463 Really, why do you eat shrimp (Chinese restaurants serve them deep-fried with the heads on), crabs, and lobsters? They're also members of the phylum Arthropoda, and much larger! Really, why do you eat shrimp (Chinese restaurants serve them deep-fried with the heads on), crabs, and lobsters? They’re also members of the phylum Arthropoda, and much larger!

]]> By: freddiefreelance http://boingboing.net/2011/08/19/giant-cicada-wants-to-be-friends.html#comment-1193462 freddiefreelance Fri, 19 Aug 2011 21:08:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=114433#comment-1193462 Remember, unless you're eating Cicadas within a minute or two of their emergence, you should trim their wings before eating them. My favorite preparation has always been Tempura Battered & Fried, then drained & topped with Powdered Sugar. Remember, unless you’re eating Cicadas within a minute or two of their emergence, you should trim their wings before eating them.

My favorite preparation has always been Tempura Battered & Fried, then drained & topped with Powdered Sugar.

]]> By: Morrigan http://boingboing.net/2011/08/19/giant-cicada-wants-to-be-friends.html#comment-1193460 Morrigan Fri, 19 Aug 2011 21:07:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=114433#comment-1193460 Cicadas are cute!  I'm looking forward to 2021 when Brood 10 makes its next appearance.  Cicadas are cute!  I’m looking forward to 2021 when Brood 10 makes its next appearance. 

]]> By: Jim Saul http://boingboing.net/2011/08/19/giant-cicada-wants-to-be-friends.html#comment-1193454 Jim Saul Fri, 19 Aug 2011 21:00:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=114433#comment-1193454 Calling Quartermass! Calling Quartermass!

]]> By: Inchoate http://boingboing.net/2011/08/19/giant-cicada-wants-to-be-friends.html#comment-1193449 Inchoate Fri, 19 Aug 2011 20:58:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=114433#comment-1193449 I think it is interesting that many people who have no problems eating shrimp and other crustaceans still recoil in horror at the thought of eating insects. I think it is interesting that many people who have no problems eating shrimp and other crustaceans still recoil in horror at the thought of eating insects.

]]> By: Ross http://boingboing.net/2011/08/19/giant-cicada-wants-to-be-friends.html#comment-1193440 Ross Fri, 19 Aug 2011 20:51:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=114433#comment-1193440 It's certainly big, but only about twice the size of the largest cicadas I saw back during the cicada cycle in the 80s. Hate to be cleaning one of those off the windshield. It’s certainly big, but only about twice the size of the largest cicadas I saw back during the cicada cycle in the 80s. Hate to be cleaning one of those off the windshield.

]]> By: Etymon 3 http://boingboing.net/2011/08/19/giant-cicada-wants-to-be-friends.html#comment-1193442 Etymon 3 Fri, 19 Aug 2011 20:51:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=114433#comment-1193442 Did anyone else immediately think of the film "Mimic"? Especially at the 0:13 mark? Did anyone else get at least slightly freaked out at that point?  Did anyone else immediately think of the film “Mimic”? Especially at the 0:13 mark? Did anyone else get at least slightly freaked out at that point? 

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