tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116278351699614429.post8610695872152651583..comments2023-08-21T01:41:13.490-07:00Comments on Three Dogs in a Garden: The Sounds of SummerJenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00116583212813729057noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116278351699614429.post-71878567887623201122016-09-15T14:55:46.963-07:002016-09-15T14:55:46.963-07:00Thanks for sharing all this interesting informatio...Thanks for sharing all this interesting information, Donna. My grandson is so interested in insects lately, and earlier this summer he went around our yard trying to find as many cicada skeletons as he could. This led to a discussion between my daughter and me about their 17-years life cycle. Now I finally understand why we see and hear them every year. Many thanks to your sources, too, including the great photos! And I think I'll leave the taste tests to the scientists:)Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116278351699614429.post-44869314400119064672016-09-12T15:47:48.299-07:002016-09-12T15:47:48.299-07:00When we lived in Oz, we heard these wonderful crea...When we lived in Oz, we heard these wonderful creatures, and goodness me...they sure were loud, yet I never saw one. Your post explains why! I enjoyed learning a little more about them and seeing them, but I have to say I'm astonished at how long lived the nymphs are compared to the adults, a little like dragonflies. I'd rather have them around rather than eat them too....xxxSnowbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08572555410663928295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116278351699614429.post-68469497266671887822016-09-11T23:28:43.185-07:002016-09-11T23:28:43.185-07:00The first photos of the Cicadas are so very beauti...The first photos of the Cicadas are so very beautiful! I definitely disgust eating them, we also sporadically see them in our gardens, once we had a very hot summer and then I heard them. But when we went camping in France long ago with the children, we heard them 'singing' al night.Janneke https://www.blogger.com/profile/11056916431881916066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116278351699614429.post-72960016649415149152016-09-11T23:14:12.504-07:002016-09-11T23:14:12.504-07:00We don't have Cicadas over here, but I've ...We don't have Cicadas over here, but I've heard them when on holiday in France and Italy, such an amazing sound.Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16057764572761794703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116278351699614429.post-83133369814123372732016-09-11T17:42:54.928-07:002016-09-11T17:42:54.928-07:00I published a post on cicadas, too, at the end of ...I published a post on cicadas, too, at the end of July. They are fascinating bugs. You chose some amazing photos. The fourth one from the last (by Ken Sproule) is reminiscent of an alien creature in a science fiction movie! Cicadas are still singing here. The weather still feels like the dog days of summer!debsgardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15656883577922890561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116278351699614429.post-69946346617046689092016-09-11T12:40:43.397-07:002016-09-11T12:40:43.397-07:00I don't think I'll be making them a part o...I don't think I'll be making them a part of my diet :-) but what an interesting post, Jennifer! I know that we have something here that makes these noises, on real hot summer days. Growing up, we always called them locusts, but since I've never seen either one of them (I don't think), I don't really know what they are. I never realized how long they live!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02574946867709812195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116278351699614429.post-3374285639097000872016-09-11T12:10:47.179-07:002016-09-11T12:10:47.179-07:00I really don't think I could eat an insect.......I really don't think I could eat an insect.........but never say never, I guess!<br />:D<br />Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10122524042294993949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7116278351699614429.post-89088659503822846432016-09-11T10:32:31.489-07:002016-09-11T10:32:31.489-07:00I have to say that I am awful glad I'm allergi...I have to say that I am awful glad I'm allergic to lobsters and shrimp. It gives me an extra reason why I would never eat a cicada. I am with you Jean! I'd much rather listen to them singing in the trees. Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00116583212813729057noreply@blogger.com