Found these today..

Gungirl · 08-21-12, 01:35 PM

Husband mowed the law and scared this little guy right up to our front door. Just about gave my Mother in law a heart attack.

Then one of the dogs brought me a stick to throw but this guy was holding on... He was about 3 inches long.. Very pretty

iBaman · 08-21-12, 01:37 PM

gah! cicada! Kill it with fire!

Gungirl · 08-21-12, 01:39 PM

Oh.. no no. We don't get many around here. At least not enough to be a problem.

iBaman · 08-21-12, 01:40 PM

Lucky. Lived in vegas...and they're everywhere. buzzing day and night..it's enough to drive you crazy >.<

alessia55 · 08-21-12, 01:42 PM

Those are some pretty neat finds!!

BarelyBreathing · 08-21-12, 03:11 PM

I miss cicadas. Great finds!

jaleely · 08-21-12, 07:06 PM

that thing has a weird face *lol*
i don't mind them though, but i've never lived where they are abundant.
Love the snake!!

*Don't Mind Me* · 08-21-12, 08:03 PM

I need to move somewhere more biodiverse...

rmfsnakes32 · 08-21-12, 08:35 PM

I live in Iowa and we have cicadas love the sound of them especially at night fall sitting around the bonfire! As for the snake very pretty I love finding snakes in the yard

iBaman · 08-21-12, 08:38 PM

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Originally Posted by rmfsnakes32

I live in Iowa and we have cicadas love the sound of them especially at night fall sitting around the bonfire! As for the snake very pretty I love finding snakes in the yard

they're the one sound I can't stand or fall asleep to =/ We used to feed them to our dog...then she'd throw up, and my brothers found that hilarious. poor dog, now that I think back on it. haha. They are pretty though, I will give them that.

Rogue628 · 08-21-12, 11:54 PM

Love the slithery one! Thank God the hubby didn't run over it lol. Sucks it scared the MIL...or is it? <evilgrin>

That cicada is teh debbil! Where I'm from they seem to be very abundant. I was mentally scared for life with them because I got chased with them...and often. *shivers* Ours sing forever. I can stand the noise for a little while, but not for hours on end. lol

shaunyboy · 08-22-12, 07:29 AM

i wish i had that kind of cool stuff in my yard Kat

i love the big beasty on the stick

cheers shaun

infernalis · 08-22-12, 08:58 AM

Oh come on, I love that long buzzing sound, tells me it's summer.

Out back at camp, the air is alive with frog song, cricket chirping and loud buzzing sounds from the trees.

It's nature's symphony.

Sure beats road noise, horns beeping and kids walking past the house at 3:00 am talking smack on their way home from a party.

Roadtrash · 08-23-12, 11:55 AM

I love to hear them day or night. I live in AZ now and I miss all the night sounds of the critters back home. Of course I do have the coyotes to listen to.

**Pareeeee** · 08-27-12, 08:05 AM

I enjoy the sound of cicadas in the late summer/fall, I don't like the fact that they mean summer is almost over. I've never heard cicadas at night, ever? Must be a different species that does that. The one in the photo is a Tibicen canicularis or "Dog-day Cicada". Same type we have here in Ontario.

Also, love the garter snake