Dogday Harvestfly - Cicada 1 - 105macro - 8-24-08 by Leeco
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Description
This is a Cicada. It is about 1 1/4" (32mm) long. Many people call it a Locust. It gets the 'Dogday Harvestfly' name from the fact that the adults are often seen and heard during the hot dog-days of summer. The nymphs live underground feeding on Pine Tree roots for 3 years before they crawl out of the ground and shed their skins to emerge as adults. The adults do not eat. I see hundreds of the cast off skins each summer.
This is not the Periodical Cicada which emerge in mass at a single locality only once every 13 or 17 years.
Thanks to those who take the time to comment.
Lee
Comments (10)
Interesting Creature. Great Narrative
Looks like it has a great ability to eat! Do they bite people?
Fabulous creature, nice colors....great shot..!!
Amazing and beautiful.
What a handsome creature! Great pic!
Fantastic shot! I've tried in vain to get a shot of one of these but can never quite locate them. I hear them, just can't find them. :)
Colorful critter - looks freshly out of its skin by the clarity of its colors. Excellent- I see you find that lens makes the camera shine. Well Done Lee!
Excellent !! ROBY ;O)
Fantastic shot! We have HUNDREDS of skin casting everywhere around here too! They are LOUD little boogers too when they all get to singing together! lol Great shot!
Cool and crisp macro shot - we don't have such critters here.