This was pretty awesome to see.
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Cicada are pretty interesting. Is it every 7 yrs that they appear?
This was pretty awesome to see.
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I'm a nature geek myself. I live near Metro Park so seeing deer, raccoons,possums is a treat. The rare appearance of fox and coyote. I get excited when I see a praying mantis my favorite insect. Took in a egg sac and about 200 little mantis emerged lol. Released them on plants of the flower bed. In Ohio 500 dollar fine if caught killing a praying mantis.
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Cicada are pretty interesting. Is it every 7 yrs that they appear?
I have been fortunate up to this year... I have a fair bit of land with heavy wooded areas which means daddy long legs, brown recluse, and wolf spiders. This is in addition to the fox, coyote, deer, opossum, ground hogs, raccoons, and other small critters.
I wore shorts and steel toed boots while working in the forest. Somehow a brown recluse or wolf spider got in my boot and had a field day with my pinkie toe. 2 months later and I'm still dealing with it. So as the post says... don't go in the tall grass.
That's what I get for being comfortable over practical. Next time will be pants even if it is over 90.Depending on the type it is anywhere from 2-17yrs!
I believe the one I took a picture of is a northern dusk singing cicada.
Oh man! That sounds awful ?
After seeing several ticks on my last hike, I am with you on that. A result of my brothers insect interest are a pair of eagle eyes, I see all the ants and little critters running around. Some of them can be seen here:That's what I get for being comfortable over practical. Next time will be pants even if it is over 90.