do not disturb

i have been seeing a lot of this during the last few days. this one is simply playing dead i think. i flipped it but it stubbornly flipped back to this position after flapping its wings briefly. i think it is a cicada. i thought they just appear every seven years and i didn't think it's been quite seven years since the swarm of them appeared in toronto. i had to push it aside in the grass so the dogs don't eat it or humans step on it.

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did you know that there is a place in the state of Arkansas called "Flippin"? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_N9UEGO5494

[Dorothy]

Looks like one, I posted a photo of one last week that a friend sent me from Arizona, scary looking. You are a thoughtful person moving it off the sidewalk, hadn’t thought of dogs eating one!

[Casablanca]

Fascinating to see upside down

[Susan Wakely]

Maybe it was wanting a tummy tickle.

[katy]

This is an amazingly clear shot of this one. We have them every summer here. I think they only come out in swarms every seven years though..

I enjoyed the video

[Beverley]

They have the most amazing detail, beautifully transparent

[Kathy]

Apparently two broods hatched this summer the 13 year and 17 year periodical cicadas. Nice clear capture of the transparent wings and the underside.

[Madeleine Pennock]

Yes a cicada!