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seventeen years

July 17, 2010
By roselover PLATINUM, somonauk, Illinois
roselover PLATINUM, Somonauk, Illinois
21 articles 9 photos 5 comments

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"Alas the broccoli, my dark shoes!"--very poetic for a six year old


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on Jul. 19 2010 at 8:23 pm
roselover PLATINUM, Somonauk, Illinois
21 articles 9 photos 5 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Alas the broccoli, my dark shoes!"--very poetic for a six year old

well I am not the cicada expert but i believe this is a Magicicada which has a life span of 13-17 years. And from what i was told courtesy of the lady down the road when i took this it was on the 17th year so we had an outbreak of them including this one.

on Jul. 19 2010 at 1:40 pm
charlanae BRONZE, Sheridan, Wyoming
4 articles 12 photos 8 comments

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"They say a picture is worth a thousand words but when I saw yours I was speechless"

cool pic...

but why is it called 17 years?

just wonderin...