Deb, We had 17-year cicadas in New Orleans also, as I remember when I was a kid growing up. We had what we called 'catydid season' every year, because of the din they would make. We would also see their clear-amber empty husks all over three trunks, where the adults hatched out from the underground pupal stage. Since this happened every year, it would be reasonable to assume that there were 16 separate groups of cicadas in 16 different stages of their life cycle living underground while there was the one up in the trees making all the noise. I never learned more about them, as a teenager living in New Orleans has a lot more to do than figure out where the noisy darn insects come from. Besides, we had cockroaches big enough to haul cicadas off for dinner, that we had to be concerned with.
Back on my meds, DonO ----- Original Message ----- From: "Deb Duran" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, April 12, 2004 4:36 AM Subject: Re: [VFB] Attn: Pa. trout anglers Check this out > I think the cicada's have the same general shape but the colors (markings) > are different. They passed a couple different pictures on the FF@ list a > short while ago. Byard had one of the more common cicada. I do remember > the cicada's from when I lived in Pennsylvania four years ago. They are > LOUD!!! That was the first time I had ever heard of them. They called > them the seventeen year cicada then also. So I'm curious as to if they > hatch at different times in different locations. I was in Washington county > PA just outside Pittsburgh at the time. > Deb > > > > Scott > > They are not ONLY 17 years, it is just a cycle. There are 1,2, 5, 10, and > > 17 year cicada's(i think there may be more, but i'm not sure) so this wont > > be as rare a "hatch" as everyone believes. I THINK all of the cicada's > look > > alike, but I could be very wrong on this one. The last time they hatched > > this big I was two years old. There are several patterns avalible, as > they > > are used in the South American trout fishing waters. Sorry I dont have > any > > links, but you may want to try a Turks Turantula in black and dark greens, > > or even a big sized beetle. The patterns I have seen use foam as a main > > ingedient. Good luck and let us know if you find any! > > -Eddie Dillon > > Tidewater Fly Co. > >
