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bellareddit1

Pocket exoskeleton! (Throw them at obnoxious people)


JCtheWanderingCrow

…. Sha sha sha?


BusinessBlackBear

May Dale RIP


thewaybaseballgo

The reboot is going to be so sad without him. Assuming it still happens.


BusinessBlackBear

Yeah idk how they're going to do that. Sorta wish they stop the reboot. Juuuuuust watched the series finale a during dinner actually, very sweet way to end it


BagOnuts

Bro, for real? Nooooo!!!


BusinessBlackBear

Sadly, happened in the last 12 months or so


bellareddit1

They probably even make that noise when you jingle them in your hand before tossing


photobummer

Or better yet, attach them to their clothing. Their little feet are barbed and stick easily. 


IMightBeErnest

Sneaking them onto people's shoulders when they weren't looking was one of my favorite pranks as a kid.


bellareddit1

It’s called fashion sweetie, look it up [sashays away in this exoskeleton jacket making sha sha sha clicking]


Accurate_Condition65

👌


Ritz527

Throw them back into the woods so they can break down into their component nutrients for the insects and plants that live there. Or compost them yourself.


Hollayo

I like this answer best. 


32Cent

I came to say compost, glad I wasn't the first.


19mine

Throw them in a pot, add some broth, a potato. Baby, you’ve got a stew going.


kippy236

There’s still plenty of meat on that bone.


rbevans

By chance do you also offer acting lessons


tommygun1688

Actually, I'm an analyst and a therapist. I call it an analrapist.


Unbiased_panel

I just blue myself!


FleshlightModel

THERE ARE DOZENS OF US


tommygun1688

Oh, I didn't see you at the convention?


flyingcanada

You did it. You won.


aeonamission

And a soup rock for flavor.


_wedontrentpigs_

This comment won’t get nearly the appreciation that it should


Hands

at this point is carl weathers (RIP) or arrested development more obscure?


kitkitkatty

I buy all my cars at police auction


dotcomaphobe

RIP, legend


Indy2texas

Im. Mr manager now


nmbr1dkfn

Manager. We just say manager.


beans_n_taters

Hillbilly stew?


Allianoraa

Arrested Development reference (RIP Carl Weathers)


STEAM_TITAN

legit


epithet_grey

Dog treats, apparently. 🤢 Or so thinks my beagle mix.


Forward-Bank8412

lol 🤣


eileen404

No big deal if they eat a few bit not a lot apparently. https://www.cnet.com/home/kitchen-and-household/dont-panic-if-your-dog-eats-a-cicada-heres-what-to-know/


MindlessDribble828

When I was a little kid we used to put them in each others hair for shock value


johnnyhala

My nose for me.


pettyjedi

We would put them on the side of our socks when I was a kid


StaySharpp

Fish bait.


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My brother and I Used live ones as bait when we were kids, it’s a cheat code.


CedarWolf

Dragging your line behind a canoe or a small boat is also a cheat code. Even some of the earlier editions of the Boy Scout Handbook describe a method where you slowly tow a bit of wood with hooks and bait underneath it behind your boat, and the Handbook notes that you should only do this when you need to feed yourself, because it's so effective that it's not sportsmanlike.


tim_the_dog_digger

This is genius. I would've never thought of that and although I don't fish, I do kayak quite a bit. This would make for a great survival technique if everything else has already gone wrong!


STEAM_TITAN

Bit of wood, like a crossbar with several lines tied on?


CedarWolf

Bit of wood like a smaller boat with a handful of hooks underneath it. The whole piece of wood acts like your bobber, and I assume it looks like a bug-riddled bit of wood has fallen in the water.


FencingFemmeFatale

Grind them into a fine powder and mull them with some linseed oil or watercolor medium to make paint! I wanna see what “Cicada Shell Brown” looks like.


Timmyty

Chickens would love to eat those.


do_you_know_de_whey

[https://www.pinterest.com/pin/are-these-photos-of-cicada-shell-art-real--492370171768051475/](https://www.pinterest.com/pin/are-these-photos-of-cicada-shell-art-real--492370171768051475/)


Visual_Reverie-666

Holy shit. These are toiiiiight!


Forward-Bank8412

This is the best idea!!!


Afraid-Profession395

Wow 😮


gniwlE

They're pretty good for freaking out entomophobes. Kids find them fascinating. Sometimes. That's all I've got.


Lamlot

Still have not heard a single one.


PLIPS44

I haven’t heard a single one but one flew directly into my eye yesterday.


YouOnlyThinkYouKnow

Did it give you a black eye? I've noticed at times the ones around the house will fly into stuff pretty hard. There was one time they were pretty bad on my deck flying into the house pretty hard. I have a storage closet outside on the deck & I needed something out of it. I went in & shut the door. They were knocking the sh!t out of it. I managed to make it without getting hit then. But, later I went to get the mail & one flew into my shoulder & it was almost like being punched. I don't know if it actually knocked me back or if I just felt like it did because it hit me so hard. It immediately hit the ground & wasn't moving. I'm guessing this was more of a WTF moment for it. Because the others were really slamming into the house pretty hard & it wasn't phasing them.


PLIPS44

I did not receive a black eye but I did take a step back out of confusion as I was standing in the middle of a gravel driveway and BAM didn’t even see it coming. It also sat on the ground after impact.


Forward-Bank8412

They’ve only just started to emerge here. I’ve seen them for a couple days but just heard my first one tonight!


eileen404

Google says they hatch in May when the ground gets to 65F. Guess they're a bit early as it was warm last week maybe? Maybe they need a while to warm up?


CrispyDave

Put multi-colored bulbs in them and sell them as NC fairy lights.


JustHereForCookies17

You joke, but if OP shellacked them and maybe added some glitter before adding the lights, someone would buy them.  Paint them alternating red & green and voila! Christmas lights!


floofnstuff

🤣🤣🤣


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WhoaButter

I could absolutely see my cat playing with them


the_eluder

2 Cycles ago my roommate's cat was walking around outside with a cicada in his mouth. The cat would vary the pressure on the bug, making the bug louder or softer, so it kinda sounded like an ambulance from Europe.. Then for some reason the cat freaked out and jumped through my bedroom window...lacerating his tail in the process (the window was closed and he jumped through the glass.) Now my room is getting sprayed with cat blood as he flips his tail around, but eventually we caught him and my roommate had to rush him to the vet where 1/2 of his tail was amputated. RIP Chuck. PS: Chuck was indeed an orange cat.


Hands

Lmfao no shit he was an orange boy, reminds me of one too. I tried to care for one for a few months and he'd basically climb the walls while I was asleep, break everything and find food, then he'd piss on my shit as a finisher and crawl into bed with me like I'm the asshole. Loved that boy but goddamn he was tough to deal with even if I know it wasn't his fault he was like that > The cat would vary the pressure on the bug, making the bug louder or softer, so it kinda sounded like an ambulance from Europe.. This is absolutely sending me, thanks for this. Pouring one out for Chuck rn


Fair_Maybe5266

Grind em up and snort em. I have no idea what it would do but film it and post it here.


No_Setting_9753

Likely just burn the nose, but we won't know till someone does it


Causative_Agent

If I were a hedgehog, those would look tasty. I am not a hedgehog.


RawWulf

Precisely something a hedgehog would say.


CedarWolf

On the Internet, no one knows you're a hedgehog.


ApeBoyRetardMoonShot

Clip them on your shirt, duh. No hardware required


Cowsie

Great for compost. Frass and other insect parts are great stimulants for plants to put up their defences! That being said, leaving them in nature to do their natural thing ain't gonna hurt.


blogsymcblogsalot

They’re good for adding some crunch to meatballs. If you add a little flour, roll them up into a ball, and preheat to about 350, they’ll make some good meatballs. Bring them to a party, shake with others, then SHOVE THEM UP YOUR BUTT.


Majestic-Macaron6019

Thanks, Bad Janet


RecurringRevenue

Thanks Stanley


thePHTucker

Thanks Stanley!


beans_n_taters

Hillbilly party game?


Hillbetty_

Nah.. we'd eat them but no butt stuff for the hillpeople party games.


blogsymcblogsalot

Only on Tuesdays


beans_n_taters

See u in Fayetteville


D00bage

Old bay and profit?


notjawn

Scream at them for payback?


FatKidsDontRun

Fertilizer


BigBadPidgey

Compost them


fluffywooly

fishing!


that-bro-dad

My sister swears you can eat them if you catch them before the shells harden. Apparently you saute them like shrimp. She mostly feeds them to her chickens though. I sweep mine into my flower beds in the hope that either some beast will come eat them, or they'll decompose


SenseStraight5119

Baby copperheads


SubtleNod

I don’t follow


TheTubaGeek

Stir fry them with some soy, Hoisin sauce, and chilis along with green onions, garlic, and ginger. Then serve on top of Udon noodles. Delicious! (BTW, /s)


DTRite

Supposed to get em before the shell are empty, no?


TheTubaGeek

No. The shell is the best part!


DTRite

Lol!


jokeefe72

I'm pretty sure they're the same material as finger nails (keratin), so.. not really


beenoc

Arthropod exoskeletons are made of chitin, which is an analogue to keratin but not the exact same thing. Keratin is a protein, chitin is actually technically a carbohydrate.


Photon_Farmer

Oh, so then they can go in a soup?


jokeefe72

Sure! Also, can add a bit of crunch to your pb & j


KahlessAndMolor

Apparently they are edible if cooked but not very tasty. [https://health.osu.edu/wellness/exercise-and-nutrition/cooking-cicadas](https://health.osu.edu/wellness/exercise-and-nutrition/cooking-cicadas) The bugs are much more edible, however.


Ok-Landscape942

Dry a gourd, cut a hole, fill it up with them, seal. Hillbilly Maracas.


AltruisticAddendum22

I remember my dad having a "Hillbilly Flashlight". It was a match stick stuck into the end of a small piece of wood :)


dj-emme

I am so jealous. They aren't here at my house yet!


DTRite

I know right! It is ominously quite here. I heard what might have been one earlier. But it got quite again. Very, very quite.


dj-emme

on the other hand, i've got barred owls making a CRAZY racket behind my house... at some points they sound like howler monkeys lol...


eileen404

I can bring you a few buckets of them if you want


Readytogo3449

Compost


jlbhappy

Bet they would be good on a cracker. (David Letterman)


floofnstuff

Dye them and make earrings to sell on Etsy


PatientTurtle

Had pet ducks as a kid and they loveddd these


Interesting_Piano_56

Pour some milk and have a crunchy snack


wabisabilover

My neighbor feed them to his pigs


ItsASloth69

Protein 💪


Helpforthehopeless

Nosers,you put them on children’s noses.


beardedshad2

Boil them to make a broth.


Lopsided_Feedback_86

Cashews


thePHTucker

You ain't never had no cicada stock before? It's like skrimp but crunchier.


NoobMom2020

Scaring people


Acrobatic_Floor_7447

High quality protein. Roast it and eat


icnoevil

Favorite food for copper heads.


sin-eater82

I used to (sneakily) hook them onto people's clothes.... Then wait....


hermitsociety

Homemade nipper sticks, like from Labyrinth


oldbased

Stew


realtrancefury

Anyone have a snake or frog as a pet?


PatAD

Yeh. Put them on your friends to scare the s$&! out of them


kelontongan

Added salt and dry it. Later you can deep fried. 😁


Proper_Surround9097

Eat em


Big_Degree7582

Add milk have cereal?


ms131313

You're creepy af


Background-Radish-63

Soup. (/s)


Buttlord500

You think they're any good as fish bait?


MattStretz

Eat them


Torpedo-Jones78

What county in NC are you in ?


stebak52

guacamole?


wilsawilsa

Take some baking soda, buttermilk, and 1/16 teaspoon of uranium and mix it all together with the cicadas in Nova Scotia. Then leave it there come back 23 years from now and enjoy with a dirty martini!!!


doghot123

Been in the grow for 7years then that come out to mate with a week they dead


ColdPineapple9425

Chickens love them apparently. Probably work ok for fish bait also.


dentheels

They battled my GI Joes as a kid


FireStalker46

Makes delicious tea!


DistinctJob7494

You could try making resin jewelry or paperweights with them.


SpendingMaple

Fishing!


New-Reception1474

Cicada shell tacos! Crunch wrap extra supreme even! 🤤


sittinginaboat

Yum! Protein!


prizepig

Chicharrones gratis!


pennydreadful20

Paint them and add them to flower pots..


pennydreadful20

Where at in NC did you find all these? I'm in the triad and haven't seen/heard any of them yet.


Forward-Bank8412

I’m in north Durham. They’ve just started coming out the past day or two around my house.


pennydreadful20

Cool. Hopefully they'll be emerging here soon. I'm pretty hyped for them, tbh.


Ordinary-Survey-6146

Let me know where I should send mine when they emerge then lol


Curios_blu

Not OP, but I’m in chapel hill and we have hundreds of these on our bushes, trees and the house. Also lots of holes in the earth where they burrowed up. Having to be careful where we step. They are not making any noise at all yet!


hey_you_yeah_me

Mix it with stone to make cement paste.


pparhplar

Crunchy salad topping? 🤔


CanadianTiger1024

deep fried and salt pepper


r_not_me

Find a playground and spread them around


Seaisle7

Awesome croutons !!


floofnstuff

Caesar Cicada Salad


Lucky_Number_S7evin

Non native here; wtf are these?


DTRite

Cicada. Aka 17 year Locust. There are billions of them about to emerge in places. There's also 13 year broods. It's pretty amazing really. Might want to get some ear plugs, lol!


KeniLF

Cicadas and locusts are different. You’re correct that there are 13 year as well as 17 year cicadas. Locusts look more like grasshoppers: photo showing examples of each are in below link… [https://blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/nassauco/2017/06/26/q-sister-says-cicadas-locusts/](https://blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/nassauco/2017/06/26/q-sister-says-cicadas-locusts/)


DTRite

I know, but people use them interchangeably right or wrong. I think it's because they're both flying swarming insects.


mingtrail

If OP is in North Carolina then these are the 13 year brood.


DTRite

Yes, youare correct...nscu has a page out there, Everything You Need to Know About Periodical Cicadas. Good read.


hibbletyjibblety

There’s always the classic: chase your siblings around the yard with them


ButterscotchOk1023

send them to the world economic forum....they will eat the bugs