tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1657394535887928020.post5759355334754760099..comments2023-04-30T10:29:40.119-04:00Comments on DaddyBear's Den: My little range buddyDaddyBearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07508543148426098384noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1657394535887928020.post-44317728277123626182011-05-31T16:10:09.516-04:002011-05-31T16:10:09.516-04:00When I was a kid in DeeCee, we had the 17-year var...When I was a kid in DeeCee, we had the 17-year variety. They looked like 100X-sized bluebottle flies. Huge noise also, and the mess they left was horrible, but after a few summer thunderstorms, it was gone, and DID the birds gorge. There were some species of birds which ate so many of the critters that they couldn't fly.Rivrdoghttp://rivrdog.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1657394535887928020.post-83182480442257488752011-05-31T10:26:38.519-04:002011-05-31T10:26:38.519-04:00There is a species that has something like 13-15 y...There is a species that has something like 13-15 year cycle and when they emerge, they coat everything by the billions. That just happened a few years ago, so there's awhile to go before they emerge again.Tangohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04787263211016503098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1657394535887928020.post-85532627741482770702011-05-30T14:13:47.621-04:002011-05-30T14:13:47.621-04:00They do have a a multi-year cycle, but I think dif...They do have a a multi-year cycle, but I think different species go at different periods of time.DaddyBearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07508543148426098384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1657394535887928020.post-3053078685926277052011-05-29T11:03:56.887-04:002011-05-29T11:03:56.887-04:00I forget: are those the things on the 14 year cyc...I forget: are those the things on the 14 year cycle? Forgive a poor western boy his ignorance...bluesunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11995973825892791271noreply@blogger.com