This large tree is right across the street from where I live. I like the shade from it if I walk Falcor over there. And unless you look closely you might miss a secret the tree holds.
Cicadas! Or rather a lot of cicada skins left from after they have molted.
Each year my daughter looks for them so she can take some pictures of them. I wouldn't have even seen the skins on the tree trunk of my daughter hadn't told me they were there.
My daughter thinks they are neat. lol They are a bit neat but a little creepy as well.
My daughter lets me know they are back each year by picking a few off the tree and wearing them on her shirt. LOL
Here's one emerging from the skin they leave behind.
This is what they look like.
So is this creepy or cool to you?
It's... mildly creepy LOL
ReplyDeletelmao
DeleteDefinitely cool. I used to hear and see them each summer but it has been years now. I miss them.
ReplyDeleteWe still hear them here each Summer.
DeleteAll bugs are creepy. We just don't notice because they're so small. If that cicada were, say, dog-sized, everyone who saw it would freak out.
ReplyDeleteIf they were dog sized, I'd never leave my apartment. lol
DeleteWe get cicadas like that every summer as well. They seem to cling to pine trees here. That's how we know it's super hot and muggy outside - the cicadas are singing it up loud.
ReplyDeleteThey are quite loud.
DeleteWe get them every 17 years and I find them to be disgusting. We have to literally sweep our deck, driveway and sidewalks as there are that many of them.
ReplyDeleteYeah there are a lot of them when they come out.
DeleteNot on my shirt haha
ReplyDeletelmao
DeleteIt's very cool...in a creepy kind of way. ;D
ReplyDeletelol Yes it is.
Deleteboth creepy and cool, but I don't think I would use them as accessories LOL
ReplyDeleteLOL My daughter comes in and puts them on my shirt too. I just have to laugh at her.
DeleteThat is so cool. Your daughter is a hoot. :-)
ReplyDeletesherry @ fundinmental
Yes she is. lol
DeleteI hear them every year and once in a while come across a skin of one, but I've yet to see one alive and kicking. Your daughter is so brave. I know they're just dead skin, but I couldn't have done it. Haha!
ReplyDeletelol I see them in the tree sometimes. I had one fly near me and bump right into my forehead a few years ago. They are not smart insects. lol
DeleteIt's cool, but also creepy! Bugs freak me out! Nice pictures. I didn't know they molt and leave their skins behind. Yikes!
ReplyDeleteI found out when I saw the skins all over the tree.
DeleteDefinitely cool!
ReplyDeleteI think so too.
DeleteThose are some shirt decorations! I've only seen one around here this year, which is a bit strange!
ReplyDeleteI see so many of them.
DeleteWe get them in Indiana. They're creepy but cool all at the same time.
ReplyDeleteI remember putting them on my shirt just like your daughter did!
ReplyDeletelol
DeleteIs your daughter a pagan. Or into the earth base faith.
ReplyDeleteCoffee is on, and stay safe.
She's Pagan/Wiccan.
DeleteI always find it so fascinating... we don't have them here. I've always wanted to hear their call in person.
ReplyDeleteThey are so loud.
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