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- inactive, on 09/08/2008, -0/+35If you've been living in someone's basement for seventeen years, you now have two weeks left to mate.
- chrgrose, on 09/07/2008, -0/+27That was an insanely cool video.
- Synova, on 09/07/2008, -1/+20Great editing, good soundtrack, and very informative.
- inactive, on 09/08/2008, -4/+22Most annoying insect EVER.
- imitokay, on 09/08/2008, -2/+19what a great life
step 1: crawl out of ground
step 2: have sex
step 3: profit
... step 4 die ( - ConcernedCanuck, on 09/08/2008, -0/+13Well I thought it was very beautiful.
But I think that you can take the life cycle of any creature, set it to Enya music and it would look beautiful. Life is a very beautiful and wonderful thing, we usually don't take the time to appreciate it anymore.
A good movie this reminds me of is Baraka
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3900008040 ... - rubaaan, on 09/08/2008, -0/+12eww / awesome
- xxMaxaroni, on 09/08/2008, -0/+12Although cicadas extremely annoy me, it's really interesting to see this whole process. I had no idea it took 17 years. I'm never gonna be able to look at them the same way when I smash them out of my face.
- MacBookForMe, on 09/07/2008, -0/+12An amazing work and a wonderful video!
- relaxeder, on 04/17/2009, -0/+11I think its incredible that little insects like cicadas can live for up to SEVENTEEN years. I know almost that whole time is spent as nymphs underground, but still... that's a mind-boggling lifespan for such a small creature.
- inactive, on 09/08/2008, -0/+11can't profit without ????
- Conway, on 09/08/2008, -0/+8Hurray for the internets. That was very cool.
- blacklilyninja, on 09/08/2008, -0/+8this video is nothing. you need to see this happen in real life. You will be amazed and grossed out at the same time. They are HUGE bugs.
- Phendrana, on 09/08/2008, -0/+7No. That squirrel probably does too.
- Shiftyeyedgoat, on 09/08/2008, -0/+6This'd be a lot more badass if they mated to "Let's Get It On" and died en masse to Nightwish.
- fwertz, on 09/08/2008, -1/+6You know. I always thought dogs, laid eggs.
...And I learned something today... - charm803, on 09/08/2008, -0/+5When they are transforming, although it looks pretty smooth, it's time lapse.
- Rage67, on 09/08/2008, -0/+5soooo, someone had to sit there for 17 years...
knowing me, I woulda had to pee and miss the whole thing - ansatsu29, on 09/08/2008, -0/+4i like the enya soundtrack there...
- Jeoha86, on 09/08/2008, -0/+4Dugg for the fact i had to wikipedia Cicadas
- mesasone, on 09/08/2008, -0/+4Most cicadas go through a life cycle that lasts from two to five years. Some species have much longer life cycles, e.g., such as the North American genus, Magicicada, which has a number of distinct "broods" that go through either a 17-year or, in the American South, a 13-year life cycle. These long life cycles are an adaptation to predators such as the cicada killer wasp and praying mantis, as a predator could not regularly fall into synchrony with the cicadas. Both 13 and 17 are prime numbers, so while a cicada with a 15-year life cycle could be preyed upon by a predator with a three- or five-year life cycle, the 13- and 17-year cycles allow them to stop the predators falling into step.[9]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cicada - biggerapple3am, on 09/08/2008, -0/+4That's awfully cute music for footage straight out of a ***** horror film.
- GregFD3S, on 09/08/2008, -0/+4Bricks.
I shat them. - TorstenSK, on 09/08/2008, -0/+3That soundtrack tried to make the Cicada process way more beautiful than I'll ever give it credit for.
Ughhhhh... - tattoojoo, on 09/08/2008, -0/+3dunno. ask michael jackson.
- TunaFishGangsta, on 09/08/2008, -0/+31. That was cool.
2. Am I the only one that gets hungry looking at those things? - diggystardust, on 09/08/2008, -0/+3Haha dugg for Baraka
- DKgatsby, on 09/08/2008, -0/+3Someone LOVES cicadas
- jjamminjon, on 09/08/2008, -0/+3Dugg for the sheer irony that a story like this has popped up coinciding with my kitchen encounter with one of these things. Definitely loud and creepy.
- inactive, on 09/08/2008, -0/+3They stagger a bit. Not all of them come out every 17 years. In my hood, a ton of them came out this year.
Also something else interesting to note. Where there were farm fields 17 years ago, urban sprawl has put shopping malls and parking lots over a lot of the cicadas. Kinda sad actually. - diggPPT, on 09/08/2008, -0/+3So insane indeed that I almost puked my early breakfast...
- CardinalFang, on 09/08/2008, -0/+3Time-lapse is used when they're molting. It usually takes 1 to 2 hours for some insects to shed its exoskeleton.
- carcinogen, on 09/08/2008, -0/+3How can a process so cool be so annoying?
I think they found a way to cleverly avoid evolution, thus causing them to have little to control over where they fly (ie: your face and hair). - inactive, on 09/08/2008, -0/+3 Yes,I liked it.
Very well made video. - PunkRampant, on 09/08/2008, -0/+3But everyone else has been living in basements too, so it's all good.
- inactive, on 09/08/2008, -0/+2I'm pretty sure not EVERY kind lives that long.. A few of them only live a few years.
Still.. That's pretty amazing. Isn't the lifespan for most insects measured in days or weeks? - the13thzen, on 09/08/2008, -0/+2I had no idea ANY insect could live for that long.
And talk about butt-sex! - Myztry, on 09/08/2008, -1/+3I doubt all generation hatch at once. The scary thing is that there is probably 16 other generations in the ground at any one time.
Imagine if they all come out at once... - omgroffles, on 09/08/2008, -0/+2I lol'd at the squirrel/obstacle
- TheKillDoctor, on 09/08/2008, -0/+2If you ride a motorcycle you hate them
- soupdawg30, on 09/08/2008, -0/+2Only everywhere. My cats love to play with them
- rnelsonee, on 09/09/2008, -0/+2Most cicadas live 2-5 years (there are thousands of types). The two largest and most commonly-known broods in North America are 13- and 17-year cicadas. This is an anti-predatory mechanism, as 13 and 17 are relatively large prime numbers - cicadas that operate on composite or low-numbered cycles have fallen prey to predators that have similar cycles.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cicada
The whole thing is a great testament to Richard Dawkins' concept of the Selfish Gene - before Dawkins was known for his 'militant' atheism, he wrote some fascinating books, including the one just mentioned which suggested that people/animals/etc had zero purpose and there was no real 'reason' for life - it was that we are all vessels designed by our genes so that the genes could prosper. The cicadas spend 17 years underground with no interaction, flying, mating, or socializing. 17 long years in absolute darkness and solitude. And then in just a week or two, pop up, have sex, and then die. The whole process then repeats. The cicadas do not enjoy any life at all - it's just the easiest way for the genes to replicate themselves. - bnuk013, on 09/08/2008, -0/+2http://www.biosci.ohio-state.edu/~biodiv/Cicada_Pr ...
Shows maps for the different broods and when they come out. might help you know when to plan your next vacation - Myztry, on 09/08/2008, -0/+2Humans don't contribute to the ecosystem. Does that make us pointless?
In the end, the purpose of life for essentially all creatures is just continuing the species. - inactive, on 09/08/2008, -0/+2Insects are aliens
- inactive, on 09/08/2008, -0/+2 They are loud,but I'd not call them creepy.
- GodIsntReal, on 09/08/2008, -0/+2Awesome video one thing i didn't understand is after they mate and lay eggs do they all die or do they keep on living afterwards?
- inactive, on 09/08/2008, -1/+3Two of my favorite things: Enya and Cicadas.
this is going to be played at my wedding. - logicalriot, on 09/08/2008, -0/+2I'm glad i'm not going to your wedding.
- caracter2, on 09/08/2008, -0/+1I feed my cat everyday...
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