May 9, 201313 yr I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but....Cicadas, Cicada Pictures, Cicada Facts - National Geographic I was thinking the same thing. Could be a certain brood of 13 to 17 year type, Are Periodical Cicadas Coming to Your Town - Magicicada Broods and Brood Maps The info from site indicates KY is due in 2015 but near the end of the info it also says: Stragglers can emerge 1 or 4 years early or 1 or 4 years late. Don't be surprised if you see some periodical cicadas emerge earlier than planned this year.
May 9, 201313 yr My feet are way way bigger than hers. You know what they say about guys with big feet. Big shoes? :angrybird4:
May 9, 201313 yr My feet are way way bigger than hers. You know what they say about guys with big feet. I've got to admit I wasn't sure what direction this thread was headed after seeing the author, Denzel Sausageton.
May 9, 201313 yr Author I've got to admit I wasn't sure what direction this thread was headed after seeing the author, Denzel Sausageton. I can't claim that classic reference. I never had anything that clever. :lol: Classic stuff that Denzel Sausageton. :lol: Classic stuff. :lol: :lol:
May 9, 201313 yr I'd agree that they look somewhat like cicada holes...although those don't generally get too much larger than like 5/8" in diameter, and from the picture, some of your holes there look a little larger. I also know that none of the Kentucky broods are due this summer, so any cicadas you would see emerging would have to be early or late for their brood, and that would make the likelihood of that many cicadas emerging in one spot all at the same time somewhat unlikely. If you have that many holes in your yard and they're from cicadas, you should be at very least finding the dried, empty exoskeletons that they cast off after they submerge from the ground. I would imagine you'd be seeing/hearing an increase in them as well. Any guess how many holes you have? I'm wondering if you could have voles in your yard...
May 11, 201313 yr Author I'd agree that they look somewhat like cicada holes...although those don't generally get too much larger than like 5/8" in diameter, and from the picture, some of your holes there look a little larger. I also know that none of the Kentucky broods are due this summer, so any cicadas you would see emerging would have to be early or late for their brood, and that would make the likelihood of that many cicadas emerging in one spot all at the same time somewhat unlikely. If you have that many holes in your yard and they're from cicadas, you should be at very least finding the dried, empty exoskeletons that they cast off after they submerge from the ground. I would imagine you'd be seeing/hearing an increase in them as well. Any guess how many holes you have? I'm wondering if you could have voles in your yard... It has to be in the hundreds. After all of this rain I am intrigued to see if they come back.
May 12, 201313 yr Maybe lawn grubs that have been dug up by a critter. We had a skunk feast on these for a few nights and were perplexed what the animal was till we caught him one one night. We gave him (or her) a wide berth as it wandered back into the woods.
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