There’s a band called Gamenight that has a song called Cicada Mania. Yes, really.
March 10, 2007
Brood XIII Anticipation
Ravinia plans for cicada cantata: they’re moving a music festival to avoid the noise.
Someone asked when the cicadas will emerge in the Chicago area. My guess is late May, depending on the air temperature. The article referenced above predicts late May or early June. If you have any insight to share, please do!
March 3, 2007
Weird Meat: Cicadas in Jinan
Weird Meat: Cicadas in Jinan. Weird Meat is a blog about non-Western food (no cows and chickens) like cicadas. Check it out.
So minutes later, we had a huge plate of fried bugs. I’d say about a hundred of these little bite-size insects were deep-fried crispy. Everyone liked them. Even my friend Boya from Texas, usually not as adventurous a diner, enjoyed them.
More Brood XIII News
Cicada cycle due in spring from the Herald News (thanks Roy Troutman)
Cicadas in Illinois, 13 or 17 Year “Locust”? — this page features a brood map of Illinois that shows you the general area where they’ll appear.
March 1, 2007
First News Story About Brood XIII Emergence
CicadaMobile hits the road, and article in the Daily Herald by Mike Zawislak. The Lake County Forest Preserve District has hired a cicada expert to travel around, educating people about cicadas. Awesome.
Starting April 16, the forest preserve district’s Cicada Mobile will be motoring to schools, festivals, farmers markets and other community gatherings through July. The program is free.
Thanks to Roy Troutman for passing this along.