The “screaming” is their version of flirting. They’ve been buried a long time, and they don’t have much time to get their groove on.
AAAAAAAAAA
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NABDad@lemmy.world 2 years ago
Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 2 years ago
Yeah the sounds of nature are 90% “ANYONE WANNA FUCK?!?!?”, 5% “ANYONE GOT FOOD?!”, and 5% “OH SHIT / THAT’S DANGEROUS!”
GregorGizeh@lemmy.zip 2 years ago
you forgot “THIS IS MY PLACE, FUCK RIGHT OFF”
aport@programming.dev 2 years ago
If something is making noise it’s either “fuck me” or “fuck off”
ICastFist@programming.dev 2 years ago
Cicadas should learn a thing or two with fireflies, gotta know how stimulate those girls visually
zalgotext@sh.itjust.works 2 years ago
For cicadas their screaming is basically 100% “ANYONE WANNA FUCK?!?!?”
expatriado@lemmy.world 2 years ago
they were elaborating for 4 weeks, didn’t you hear?
wise_pancake@lemmy.ca 2 years ago
They also pee constantly
frezik@midwest.social 2 years ago
If you were asleep for 17 years, you’d need a piss, too.
Xephonian@retrolemmy.com 2 years ago
Austin Powers can relate.
KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 years ago
i love how we still have no fucking idea how they manage to wait for 17 years exactly, we know why they do, it’s obvious, but how they do it is just fucking magic.
nova_ad_vitum@lemmy.ca 2 years ago
Don’t they also have to fuck at some point in those 4 weeks?
AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 2 years ago
That’s mostly why they’re screaming
AsudoxDev@programming.dev 2 years ago
Higurashi: When They Cry
crawancon@lemm.ee 2 years ago
this one is better than bees;
honey nut cheerio
BitingChaos@lemmy.world 2 years ago
Picture unrelated…
That looks like the species that shows up every year.
Etterra@lemmy.world 2 years ago
Just because our trees scream in the summer doesn’t mean you have to make fun of the bugs.
cyborganism@lemmy.ca 2 years ago
I can relate.
eager_eagle@lemmy.world 2 years ago
Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 2 years ago
Why’d cicadas put the keys upon the table, though?
panic@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 years ago
They wanted to
Routhinator@startrek.website 2 years ago
Not sure how I feel about Cicada Chop Suey
AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 2 years ago
I don’t think you trust