"Ka30P" wrote in message
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Other than oooooo and aaaahhhh, I haven't paid too much attention to the
actual
mechanics of it all. The females make slits in the wood, lay their eggs
and
then the eggs lay dormat in the wood for 17 years. They emerge as fairly
large
insects? Or do they drop to the ground like evil cherry fruit fly worms?

As I understand the process is this...

Eat roots for 17 years
Come up, climb up tree
Shed shell, grow wings
Fly around crashing into stuff
Land on tree and screen, "HEY BABY COME AND GET IT" as loud as you can
Actually mate with a lady that is turned on by "HEY BABY COME AND GET IT"
screaned as loud as you can
Fall out of tree dead, or go fly into more stuff
Lady slits tree, lays eggs, falls out of tree dead
Eggs hatch, eat leaves, crawl down out of tree (kids are always smarter then
their parents when young)
Dig a hole
Wait 17 years
Lather
Rinse
Repeat

BV.