Boy's cicada discovery was a one-in-a-million find


	Boy's cicada discovery was a one-in-a-million find

cpltaiji

6-10-2007 2:03 PM

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science, general interest, bizarre, animals

cpltaiji says:

There's just GOT to be something stupidly humorous in here somewhere but I can't seem to find it!

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6-10-2007 2:39 PM

hudgal1

Why can't I ever find anything cool like that? I've never even found a four-leaf clover, much less a blue eyed bug.

6-10-2007 2:53 PM

Socratoad

What was it doing in a Chicago suburb?

Its obviously a Swedish cicada.

6-10-2007 7:43 PM

Socratoad

It has been rumored that the red-eyed ones originated in a bar in Milwaukee.

6-10-2007 8:49 PM

RavenFox

lol I though it was a bar in colorado

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