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WILD AWAKENING
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Monday听11th听April听2005 21.00-21.30pm

Howard Stableford travels to Ohio to see and hear a natural phenomenon that only occurs every 17 years

Howard Stableford and Cicadas
Howard Stableford finds out whether if you can't beat cicadas,
you can eat them...
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Wild Awakening

Howard Stableford travels to Cincinnati in Ohio to observe a natural event that sounds like the plot of a 1950s B movie.

Once every听17 years, billions of bugs called periodical cicadas emerge from the soil听under the cover of darkness before engaging in a massive and very noisy mating frenzy that's hard to ignore.

After spending years underground sucking on tree roots, countless insect invaders cover the trees and begin their mating calls using structures on the sides of their bodies called tymbals.

With up to 1.5 million insects per acre,听each听capable of calls听louder than 100 decibels, the chorus is deafening.

Howard meets Gene Kritsky who studies these noisy creatures to learn more about their unusual lifestyles.

The cicadas emerge in such huge numbers so there are plenty left to听mate even after their predators have had their fill.听听

Howard also discovers听how the local residents cope with the insect invasion.

As the cacophony starts, many people pack up and leave the city for the weeks the cicadas are in town.

But to others they are a source of inspiration -听Howard meets musicians who have written songs about the event听and tastes some local delicacies; stir-fried and chocolate-covered cicadas!
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