In 300km area from Fukushima (Tokyo is about 250km from Fukushima),a Japanese citizen found unusual amount of mutated cicada.
People were worried about cicada in this early summer because they were unusually quiet,however,they came out as usual.
Yet,something had happened to the cicada seemingly.
In the yard,they say about 100 cicadas have adult eclosion every year.Only a few of them have some trouble in eclosion usually.
However,they found 8 mutated cicada and 11 cicada had troubles in adult eclosion this year.
The reporter says some of them were eaten while they were checking,so actual mutated cicada may be more.
In total,more than 20% of cicada had DNA trouble this year,which is very abnormal.
http://www.freeml.com/bl/8694840/25149/
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I would appreciate a more complete update on this story. Looking at the life cycle of Cicada it appears that some life cycles are upon to 17 years long and they spend the nymph stage underground, up to 8 meters in some species. This bulletin claims up to 20% have mutated based on DNA modification.
I am not sure of the exact species of Cicadas that are being referenced as some 2,500 hundred are known world wide. Hopefully this inquiry will provide further elaboration from the author.
It is most alarming that these cicadas are suffering such a great distance from Fukushima and the nuclear tragedy, and in that regard express by deepest sympathies.
[...] http://fukushima-diary.com/2011/09/breaking-news-radiation-has-started-attacking-dna/#.Tma6b_OQArs.f... *Breaking News: Radiation has started attacking DNA* Posted by Mochizuki on September 6th, 2011 · 1 Comment [...]
These freaks are NOT caused by radiation but strong wind during eclosion ! Injuries
do not appear in bodies. Such injuries in wings are usually seen everywhere in strong-wind day during cicada season.
Don’t worry. Cicadas are safely in Fukushima! The Japanese reporter does not know biology of cicadas and are not scientific. Influence of radiation must not appear so soon.
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