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Re: THOUGHTS: Poor old man Swift & Cicadas
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Empty cicada hulls are common all yearlong. They are quite durable and may remain intact for a long time depending on the weather. Don Johnson
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In a message dated 3/31/2010 2:57:05 PM Central Daylight Time, jerryfriedman1@GMAIL.COM writes:
I'd always thought that the squat and frog-eyed emerald case (line 238) had been a cicada's but the empty hulk was found in cold March, on the day Hazel died. This suggested to me that this insect had recently emerged from it: is it possible?
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I doubt it. The "case" would have lasted from the previous year, which I think is possible.
I've seen these cases on trees pretty much year round. As I recall, junebugs also left similar cases on tree bark. Search the archive Contact the Editors Visit "Nabokov Online Journal"
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----- Original Message -----
From: R S Gwynn
To: NABOKV-L@LISTSERV.UCSB.EDU
Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2010 7:10 PM
Subject: Re: [NABOKV-L] THOUGHTS: Poor old man Swift
In a message dated 3/31/2010 2:57:05 PM Central Daylight Time, jerryfriedman1@GMAIL.COM writes:
I'd always thought that the squat and frog-eyed emerald case (line 238) had been a cicada's but the empty hulk was found in cold March, on the day Hazel died. This suggested to me that this insect had recently emerged from it: is it possible?
...
I doubt it. The "case" would have lasted from the previous year, which I think is possible.
I've seen these cases on trees pretty much year round. As I recall, junebugs also left similar cases on tree bark. Search the archive Contact the Editors Visit "Nabokov Online Journal"
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