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All You Can Eat Cicadas
I just read an article
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=stor...cicadas_pets_1 that suggests keeping pets indoors for a while because of the 'once-every-17-years mating dance' of the Cicadas. It says that pets can get ill (vomiting and constipation) from eating the shells of these insects. Does anyone know anything about this? I live in the woods and our trees get so full of them and they make so much noise it's deafening. But what exactly is so different about this year from the previous years? The article makes it sound like there will be a ton of them laying all over the yard or something. Do I really need to worry about my outside cats eating these things this year? I know they've eaten cicadas before but I wouldn't know if they've gotten sick or not. |
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From: (Mike)
I just read an article http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=stor...re_us/cicadas_ pets_1 that suggests keeping pets indoors for a while because of the 'once-every-17-years mating dance' of the Cicadas. It says that pets can get ill (vomiting and constipation) from eating the shells of these insects. Does anyone know anything about this? I live in the woods and our trees get so full of them and they make so much noise it's deafening. But what exactly is so different about this year from the previous years? The article makes it sound like there will be a ton of them laying all over the yard or something. I heard about it on the news. I guess they only come out in droves every 17 years and this is one of those years. Probably sounds like a good idea to not let the pets eat them. Lauren ________ See my cats: http://community.webshots.com/album/56955940rWhxAe Raw Diet Info: http://www.holisticat.com/drjletter.html http://www.geocities.com/rawfeeders/ForCatsOnly.html Declawing Info: http://www.wholecat.com/articles/claws.htm |
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"PawsForThought" wrote in message
... I heard about it on the news. I guess they only come out in droves every 17 years and this is one of those years. Probably sounds like a good idea to not let the pets eat them. Lauren What I heard is that any given colony of cicadas only comes out like this every 17 years, but there are different colonies on different 17-year cycles. Sandy |
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"PawsForThought" wrote in message
... I heard about it on the news. I guess they only come out in droves every 17 years and this is one of those years. Probably sounds like a good idea to not let the pets eat them. Lauren What I heard is that any given colony of cicadas only comes out like this every 17 years, but there are different colonies on different 17-year cycles. Sandy |
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(Mike) dumped this in
om on 01 May 2004: I just read an article http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=stor...n_re_us/cicada s_pets_1 that suggests keeping pets indoors for a while because of the 'once-every-17-years mating dance' of the Cicadas. It says that pets can get ill (vomiting and constipation) from eating the shells of these insects. Does anyone know anything about this? I live in the woods and our trees get so full of them and they make so much noise it's deafening. But what exactly is so different about this year from the previous years? The article makes it sound like there will be a ton of them laying all over the yard or something. Do I really need to worry about my outside cats eating these things this year? I know they've eaten cicadas before but I wouldn't know if they've gotten sick or not. Depends on where you live. This species is mainly an east coast version. I'm in the DC area and we're gearing up for the ugliness of it all. But yes, and the HS issued a warning because while the bug itself is full of protein, the exoskeleton is chiten and undigestable. A few won't hurt, but because of the sheer number of these things during their mating dance, it's easy for animals to try to eat too many. -- Cheryl |
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(Mike) dumped this in
om on 01 May 2004: I just read an article http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=stor...n_re_us/cicada s_pets_1 that suggests keeping pets indoors for a while because of the 'once-every-17-years mating dance' of the Cicadas. It says that pets can get ill (vomiting and constipation) from eating the shells of these insects. Does anyone know anything about this? I live in the woods and our trees get so full of them and they make so much noise it's deafening. But what exactly is so different about this year from the previous years? The article makes it sound like there will be a ton of them laying all over the yard or something. Do I really need to worry about my outside cats eating these things this year? I know they've eaten cicadas before but I wouldn't know if they've gotten sick or not. Depends on where you live. This species is mainly an east coast version. I'm in the DC area and we're gearing up for the ugliness of it all. But yes, and the HS issued a warning because while the bug itself is full of protein, the exoskeleton is chiten and undigestable. A few won't hurt, but because of the sheer number of these things during their mating dance, it's easy for animals to try to eat too many. -- Cheryl |
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On 01 May 2004 18:27:48 GMT, olitter (PawsForThought)
wrote: From: (Mike) I just read an article http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=stor...re_us/cicadas_ pets_1 that suggests keeping pets indoors for a while because of the 'once-every-17-years mating dance' of the Cicadas. It says that pets can get ill (vomiting and constipation) from eating the shells of these insects. Does anyone know anything about this? I live in the woods and our trees get so full of them and they make so much noise it's deafening. But what exactly is so different about this year from the previous years? The article makes it sound like there will be a ton of them laying all over the yard or something. I heard about it on the news. I guess they only come out in droves every 17 years and this is one of those years. Probably sounds like a good idea to not let the pets eat them. Piggybacking because I didn't get the original. Most cicadas are not like the Brood X cicadas we see here on the East Coast of the United States(Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio, Illinois, Michigan, Tennessee, New Jersey, Missouri, Georgia, Long Island, Pennsylvania, and the Baltimore-D.C., metro area). This group is unique to the region, and they're an enormous pain in the butt. Every 17 years they crawl up from the ground in the trillions. And no, I'm not exaggerating about the trillions part -- there will be trillions in one state alone. It can get so loud that it's difficult to sleep at night. The cicadas are extremely slow and don't bother to watch where they are flying. They fly into people, trees, houses, and predators. They get caught in your hair, which is horrible. I have seen birds so stuffed with cicadas that they can't fly (granted, I was 10 at the time, but these things stick with you). They're the ideal insect for dogs and cats to catch and eat because they take so damn little effort. Some good links: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...04Mar27_3.html http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...0330085104.htm http://news.nationalgeographic.com/n...adas.html#main http://www.courier-journal.com/local...0112-4463.html Orchid See Orchid's Kitties! -- http://nik.ascendancy.net/bengalpage Want a Purebred Cat? Read This! -- http://nik.ascendancy.net/orchid |
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On 01 May 2004 18:27:48 GMT, olitter (PawsForThought)
wrote: From: (Mike) I just read an article http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=stor...re_us/cicadas_ pets_1 that suggests keeping pets indoors for a while because of the 'once-every-17-years mating dance' of the Cicadas. It says that pets can get ill (vomiting and constipation) from eating the shells of these insects. Does anyone know anything about this? I live in the woods and our trees get so full of them and they make so much noise it's deafening. But what exactly is so different about this year from the previous years? The article makes it sound like there will be a ton of them laying all over the yard or something. I heard about it on the news. I guess they only come out in droves every 17 years and this is one of those years. Probably sounds like a good idea to not let the pets eat them. Piggybacking because I didn't get the original. Most cicadas are not like the Brood X cicadas we see here on the East Coast of the United States(Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio, Illinois, Michigan, Tennessee, New Jersey, Missouri, Georgia, Long Island, Pennsylvania, and the Baltimore-D.C., metro area). This group is unique to the region, and they're an enormous pain in the butt. Every 17 years they crawl up from the ground in the trillions. And no, I'm not exaggerating about the trillions part -- there will be trillions in one state alone. It can get so loud that it's difficult to sleep at night. The cicadas are extremely slow and don't bother to watch where they are flying. They fly into people, trees, houses, and predators. They get caught in your hair, which is horrible. I have seen birds so stuffed with cicadas that they can't fly (granted, I was 10 at the time, but these things stick with you). They're the ideal insect for dogs and cats to catch and eat because they take so damn little effort. Some good links: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...04Mar27_3.html http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...0330085104.htm http://news.nationalgeographic.com/n...adas.html#main http://www.courier-journal.com/local...0112-4463.html Orchid See Orchid's Kitties! -- http://nik.ascendancy.net/bengalpage Want a Purebred Cat? Read This! -- http://nik.ascendancy.net/orchid |
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From: Orchid
Most cicadas are not like the Brood X cicadas we see here on the East Coast of the United States(Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio, Illinois, Michigan, Tennessee, New Jersey, Missouri, Georgia, Long Island, Pennsylvania, and the Baltimore-D.C., metro area). This group is unique to the region, and they're an enormous pain in the butt. Every 17 years they crawl up from the ground in the trillions. And no, I'm not exaggerating about the trillions part -- there will be trillions in one state alone. It can get so loud that it's difficult to sleep at night. The cicadas are extremely slow and don't bother to watch where they are flying. They fly into people, trees, houses, and predators. They get caught in your hair, which is horrible. I have seen birds so stuffed with cicadas that they can't fly (granted, I was 10 at the time, but these things stick with you). They're the ideal insect for dogs and cats to catch and eat because they take so damn little effort. I live in one of the states that has these. But I don't remember them from 17 years ago. They sound pretty yucky for sure! Lauren ________ See my cats: http://community.webshots.com/album/56955940rWhxAe Raw Diet Info: http://www.holisticat.com/drjletter.html http://www.geocities.com/rawfeeders/ForCatsOnly.html Declawing Info: http://www.wholecat.com/articles/claws.htm |
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