Gramma, there's a bug on your leg

Yikes! When my granddaughter said this, my first instinct was to jump up, shake him off, and run around screaming like a little girl; but my photographer instincts took over, so I grabbed my camera on the table next to me and took some shots before I jumped up and screamed (okay, well maybe I didn't scream) LOL

This was in a state park in Ohio. This is the year that the 17 year cycle of cicadas come out. There were tons of cicadas in the park.

[Margaret Brown]

Nice one! Good capture!

[bkb in the city]

Nice shot and funny story

[carol white]

Great capture

[Nina Ganci]

hehe. Great Gramma you are!
sorry, cannot stop laughing! picturing you screaming after taking a photo

[Sylvia du Toit]

Ha ha well done.

[Pyrrhula]

A pic. before the kill? Great shot.

[gloria jones]

Great shot and story

[Sarah Bremner]

Fascinating shot and great name!

[Stephanie Swift]

Great pov and detail on this bug, and congrats on not screaming!

[mittens (Marilyn)]

@pyrrhula Thank you Pyrrhula. I was nice and didn't kill the bug. I just brushed him off of my leg onto the ground.

[bruni]

Camera first then scream.. just what I would do.
like your story.

[Babs]

What big eyes he has too.

[Eileen]

Oh my goodness, not a hope I could have done that! Great shot.

[Glendq]

glad you got the camera out before you jumped up.
great to see

[Skip Tribby - ​🖖]

They are coming out already? So we are in for a noisy summer?

[mittens (Marilyn)]

@skipt07 I guess it is going to be noisy for awhile this summer, Skip. I really haven't seen any around my house but this park was loaded with them.

[Islandgirl]

Awesome close up! I hear them all the time, but first time seeing one!

[Lisa Poland]

I remember those from when I was a kid. Hated them. Then we lived in IL and we had them every summer! Really hated them then! LOL!

[Joyce]

What a great and brave close up Marilyn. Not sure I would have had the presence of mind to grab my camera!

[Mickey Anderson]

Yes, here in Ohio there are millions! and the noise reminds me of a UFO! great shot!

[alia_801]

Great shot of the bug! We have cicadas almost every summer - they are very noisy!

[Leana Niemand]

hahaha you so funny! Cool close up.

[Dione Giorgio]

Love the narrative. I would have done the same, probably. Great capture.

[Paula]

Good for you to stay calm :)
Great close up!

[Lisa Stein]

That's quite a bug!

[Debra]

Excellent close up! I know the feeling, I went down to the marsh to shoot some turtles and saw a snake, wanted to run but took a pic instead :-)

[Beth Shepherd]

I like the close-up. He's got cool eyes. Red!

[Darlene]

Great closeup shot, Marilyn. You captured great detail. Not sure I would have grabbed my camera. Too bad you have so many of these and have to deal with them.

[Sandy]

Great close-up. Love the red eyes of the bug and contrasting blue pants color combo.

[AmyJ]

Wow - great shot!