- Thu Apr 11, 2013 12:35 am
#172019
Hey everyone. After watching the news I thought I would post this here. Cicada populations have exploded in the U.S. and scientists are expecting the largest amount of these insects in decades to appear this growing season. For those of you are unfamiliar with what Cicadas are, they are large flying insects that shed their exoskeletons mainly on trees and make incredibly noisy and annoying mating calls. Supposedly their calls reach 90-100 decibels if you are within close range, which is about as loud as a rock concert.
News article:
http://cosmiclog.nbcnews.com/_news/2013 ... -buzz?lite
Cicada:
Now Cicadas are quite large and probably cannot be caught by a majority of carnivorous plants except for large Sarracenia and Nepenthes. They are usually just over an inch long and they are quite heavy for being insects. I do not think Venus Flytraps and Sundews can catch these bug on there own.
Thanks for reading
News article:
http://cosmiclog.nbcnews.com/_news/2013 ... -buzz?lite
Cicada:
Now Cicadas are quite large and probably cannot be caught by a majority of carnivorous plants except for large Sarracenia and Nepenthes. They are usually just over an inch long and they are quite heavy for being insects. I do not think Venus Flytraps and Sundews can catch these bug on there own.
Thanks for reading