Archive for 'Cicadas'

Better late than never

Posted 10 June 2008 | By | Categories: Cicadas, Features | 1 Comment

Found this little guy on a coreopsis this morning, right next to his recently evacuated shell. Poor guy. Nothing like arriving a year late to the biggest cicada party of the past 18 years. Anyone else spotted any laggards? Maybe we can introduce them — or the next few weeks will be very lonely for [...]

I like them. I really, really like them

Posted 30 May 2007 | By | Categories: Cicadas | 18 Comments

Is this a face or what? Despite my trepidation, I am enjoying the cicada invasion. I like the raucous summery hum, I like watching them crawl out of the ground and burst through their shells, and I especially like the bright red eyes with those personable little black pupils. I finally took time to watch [...]