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Patron Bonus Episode Preview - That Old Havana Sound!
29 Plays3 years ago
Josh, M, and some insects (from the most recent patron bonus episode).
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Transcript
Introduction to the Cicada Phenomenon
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Aren't the states having a problem with cicadas at
Cicada Variations Worldwide
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the moment? Because they've got that weird 17 year cycle cicada.
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who aren't aware of how cicadas work in our country.
Cicadas as a Summer Norm
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We get cicadas every single year. Every day in summer, if you're outside, all you can hear are cicadas. You just kind of tune
Understanding the Cicada Lifecycle
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it out. Because the kind of cicadas we have here don't spend 17 years underground. They spend a year, and then they come out, and they chirp like mad, and they discard their shells, and they go back beneath the ground.
Cicada Encounters: A Personal Story
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Actually, mom's cat,
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brought in a cicada earlier this year that had just shed its shell and they look weird when they're they when they when they don't have a hardened carapace they look like weird squidgy babies bloody big
Managing Indoor Cicada Intrusions
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insects as well. Oh yeah. The last time I had, last time I got into the kitchen and I had to, you don't swat a cicada, you murder it. I killed that bug. I just put them outside. I look after my cicadas. This one, I tried that first. It was not being cooperative so it had to die.