Cicada

Found this fella resting among the daylilies today!

[TK]

Great find! love the green!

[Kerri]

Beautiful

[Cathy]

@tksharpley @kerristephens Thanks... the photo is a little grainy, but all that pollen you see on the leaves is about to get the best of me... driven me indoors!

[Jane Pittenger]

This is awesome. Love the pollen and the detail on him. Sorry re the effect of the pollen on you

[MonicaE]

The wings are awesome.

[MonicaE]

The wings are awesome.

[Cathy]

@jgpittenger Thank you, Jane. I had a virus and a killer headache yesterday so I had fallen behind a day here on 365. Thankful for allergy medications! They help!

[Cathy]

@meisen325 Thanks, Monica. I think the cicadas have just shed their skins as I am seeing abandoned exoskeletal remains here and there. This guy was very patient as I took photos.

[Jennifer]

Very cool! Love the detail!

[vorka]

Cool shot, scary looking fellow.

[Maggiemae]

Doesn't look real! But somehow this ugly insect is beautiful!

[santina]

fantastic close up, thanks, i had never see this

[David H.]

Wow the detail is incredible, I always hear these guys on holiday in the summer but I've never seen one

[mervyn hobbs]

excellent

[Margo E. Dearbhail]

fabulous capture!

[Livia]

Ooh, amazing details, they are so clear! Cool capture!

[carol white]

Definitely an ugly bug!! Wonderful close up capture,though!!

[Jennifer Ruge]

Excellent focus on this cicada. I love to listen to them.

[Mags ッ]

So that's what those noisy bugs look like!

[Peter de Graaff]

That is a huge bug

[Phototart]

Another fantastic photo! I have only heard these when travelling to warmer parts & viewed from a distance. Lovely close up &such an interesting insect. I only get snails on my daylillies.

[Carole]

lol, the photographer in me says brilliant shot, my other side says.......run

[Isla Wight]

Fantastic detail - his eyes are amazing.

[Pam]

Amazing detail!! What an odd looking insect!

[Judith Greenwood]

Ooh er - maybe best heard not seen - though seeing him makes me think of warm, sultry evenings somewhere (not here!!)

[bardejov]

Fantastic detail and clarity. GReat shot.

[Alison Tomlin]

Awesome macro. Never knew what one looked like before

[Myrna O'Hara]

OMG this is fab and I have to FAV. we had these a few years ago, ugh.
Makes for a great macro shot though.

[Cathy]

@jennklein @vorka @maggiemae @tobi @hasselhotch @carwyn3 @shepardx2 @myautofocuslife @carolmw @jenniferruge @boogie @peterdegraaff @paulat10 @melorac @islawight @pammerritt @judithg @bardejov @fueast @sailingmusic I appreciate your taking the time to view... the cicada made the evening news... apparently they have been in the ground 17 years and have emerged this year and the 17 year cycle will begin again. These are NOISY insects! The biologist on the news said there could be 100,000 of them in an acre of woods... there are about 60 acres of woods behind my house... they are expected to keep 'chirping' through July... I may be DEAF by then! :)

[Judith Greenwood]

@calm That's a long cycle - interesting stuff - ear plugs required!!

[Amber]

oh, look at those eyes. great shot!

[Robin]

Brilliant close up.