Where have all the cicadas gone?

[FireInTheWire]

We had plenty out west this year. Ours are little though. They like to hide in the mesquite trees... when I ride by on the 4wheeler, they go bananas and fly right into my face making a terrible noise, causing me to spill my beer usually.

 

[Jarine88]

Well, then, we had anoles growing up, and horned toads. We did not have geckos. I don't know if that is due to chemicals or a change in the ecosystem. We did not have fire ants, either.

The geckos are of Asian origin. They came in the cargo ships when we started trade with China. I don’t mind them, but not native.

The fire ants are expanding from Mexico. Every year they expand.

 

[SloppyShooter]

Well, then, we had anoles growing up, and horned toads. We did not have geckos. I don't know if that is due to chemicals or a change in the ecosystem. We did not have fire ants, either.

Well, you kinda did have fire ants, ( which I bet you probably haven't seen lately), remember those bare patches with the big ants we called red ants? Native fire ants....which is why they call those new little basturds imported fire ants.

The wall outta stop them.... I need to call my BF, LOL....(can't believe I didn't catch that!)

 

[skfullgun]

Well, you kinda did have fire ants, ( which I bet you probably haven't seen lately), remember those bare patches with the big ants we called red ants? Native fire ants....which is why they call those new little basturds imported fire ants.

The wall outta stop them.... I need to call my BF, LOL....(can't believe I didn't catch that!)

True! We had big red ants, AND big black ants around the center part of Texas. As kids, we would put a couple of black ones into the red ant pile and watch the battle, or vice-versa. Thinking back, that was a rather cruel thing to do. Then again, we used to have bb gun fights. The only rule was to aim below the waist. I went home with many a red whelp on my behind!

 

[SloppyShooter]

True! We had big red ants, AND big black ants around the center part of Texas. As kids, we would put a couple of black ones into the red ant pile and watch the battle, or vice-versa. Thinking back, that was a rather cruel thing to do. Then again, we used to have bb gun fights. The only rule was to aim below the waist. I went home with many a red whelp on my behind!

Ask me why I only have one eye......JK.

 

[HKShooter65]

Road trip last week:
Twice last week I stopped on the middle-of-nowhere roadside to pee in northern New Mexico and southern Colorado and came across huge red ant colonies.

Not since I was a kid have I seen 10-foot bare spots with thousands of the big red ants.

Cool to see, once again.

 

[SloppyShooter]

Yeah, piss on those states!!! JK.