May 122011
Look who was waiting for me when I came out to lunch today!
This is a species of Magicicada, and part of Brood XIX. It just hatched, almost certainly this week, from an egg laid in 1998. How cool is that? They’ll only be here about a month, and they don’t bite, sting, spit, or anything else bad. So feel free to have a good close look at them. You won’t see another one around here until 2024.
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I knew it I KNEW IT! All day outside, yesterday when I came in out of the buildings at work, I could hear that eerie sound they make off in the trees. At first, I didn’t notice it. But when it persisted, I asked someone if they thought it was the cicadas. Must have been a city gal because she looked at me like I was insane. She thought it was an alarm going off (all day long?) off in the distance.
Isn’t it great! We’ve been enjoying the sound of cicadas for a few days.(Lots of cicadas flying around the area.) My 6 month old grandson held his first bug yesterday at the Diverse Power meeting in Lagrange, Ga. He looked at it & wanted to eat it.
You know, I bet that little guy was waiting for you because he knew you’d put his picture on the internet
He is pretty cool
‘seester, the din at work is rather impressive.
Judy, welcome! Aren’t they cool?
Jenny, I think so too!