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Thread #69961 Message #3791149
Posted By: keberoxu
19-May-16 - 03:19 PM
Thread Name: BS: Cicadas - they're heeeeere!
Subject: RE: BS: Cicadas - they're heeeeere!
From Martins Ferry, Ohio:
"You can teach kids about cicada behavior by simply snapping your fingers. Snapping [your fingers] will prompt the male insects to walk toward you, because the noise mimics the sound of the female."
from No Need To Fear, editorial in The Times-Leader
p.s. Is it true that they go silent after dark/ at night?