Comments on: Australian Cicada Names

By: erexun

erexun — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 00:48:39 +0000

“My fav one is the blue moon how beautiful.”
How much is it possible?

By: Dan

Dan — Fri, 14 May 2010 00:43:21 +0000

I think they called them locusts because they reminded people of the locusts that are actually grasshoppers.

By: Brian Flaherty

Brian Flaherty — Fri, 14 May 2010 00:15:10 +0000

Excellent page. Reminder of the glorious days of summer when I was a youngster.
You didn’t mention that the local pharmacist bought black princes wings and made some
special concoction from them.
Why were they known as “locusts” 50 years ago?

By: a adam

a adam — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 09:39:47 +0000

haha – very cool in a nerdy way :)

By: Ben

Ben — Sat, 09 Dec 2006 22:35:40 +0000

That ‘chocolate soldier’ one is actually a ‘red rocket’ but i think the names for the other ones are very clever. My fav one is the blue moon how beautiful.