Been and gone

[Ozzie_Traveller12]

G'day all

This cicada shell attached to a post is all that's left of the juvenile insect - now high above in the treetops


exif- Panny FZ-200; 1/1000s x F4,0; ISO-400; lens at 24x zoom / 600mm FFequiv

As always, feedback welcome
Phil

 

[Jeff1565 65]

Nice shot of this horrible looking thing ...

 

[Ozzie_Traveller12]

Nice shot of this horrible looking thing ...

Hi Jeff
Dunno about cicadas around your back yard, but the insects we have are known for several things- the noise they make during the warmer / summer months, and the food value they become for some of our birds who love a bit of juicy insect. It is quite common for us while camping in the bush to find a still alive cicada minus its abdomen fall to the ground alongside our campsite .. and the ants finish the disposal job over the next few hours. Here's one clinging to a bit of rough tree bark.
Phil

 

[smoke665]

Last year we had a historic overlap of two brood hatches, they were everywhere. I never got up the nerve to, but there were people coming up with recipes for them.

 

[jeffashman26]

Nice shots! We have them here, and they do get very noisy.

 

[Ozzie_Traveller12]

Nice shots! We have them here, and they do get very noisy.

Yep - I am told that they / the Aussie variety?? makes the most noise of any insect on the planet
Phil