On Thu, 16 Jun 2005 07:44:04 -0500, Bourne Identity
wrote:

Be very careful what you pray or ask for. The cicada killer can move
onto your
property and then you'd have to avoid the outdoors altogether.

Yes, I read about those nasty things when I was searching for cicada info.
/shudders

One year we had literally thousands of them
swarming our yard. I don't kill, but my husband spent two seasons with
a tennis
racket eliminating them from the property.

Yowwie. That must have been miserable. We get yellow jackets taking up
residence occasionally, but nothing we can't cope with.

If they drive you that crazy while biking, buy a
pair of noise block headphones.

:-) I'll borrow my husband's ear protectors that he uses when he's making
sawdust out in the shop. He has worn them in bed before... but that was to
block out the noise of the barking dogs! Actually, the noise only bothers
me when I'm sat in my office at home. The cicada pictures that I took are
of a crepe myrtle that is right outside my office window. I guess I'll
just turn the radio volume up!