The cicadas are in league with Darwin!

[azilut]

This just made my day:

Pediatrician issues warning about cicada-related child injuries.

Hey, if I'd been trapped under the ground for seventeen years, I'd probably want to goad a few kids into idiotic self-injury before mating and dying, too.

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[porphyre]

Which goes quite well with this:
http://www.indystar.com/articles/0/146839-2920-103.html

[vibing_v]

I haven't heard of problems like this in Japan. D:

oh well. I also didn't realize that cicada's take 17 years to germinate. wow!