I once saw a cicada on it's back being stung by a big wasp..... I hate
wasps.......I think there is a specific type of wasp that goes after the
cicada.
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Clay Nichols wrote:
> Cicadas on the ground usually mean that they are in the process of checking
> out and/or that they will become a meal real soon. After the periodic mass
> emergences that Charlie spoke of, so many cicadas die off at one time that
> their decaying bodies become a significant source of fertilizer for the host
> tree; carcasses piled up inches deep. You still might be able to go out to
> your local tree/bush around dusk/dark and watch a cicada climb the tree,
> split its casing (ecdysis), crawl out, hang upside down for a while, then
> pull itself right side up the pump up its beautifully translucent wings. A
> great evening out in your yard with your camera and maybe your favorite
> beverage.
> Clay
> PS I ain't summer with out the deafing buzz.
>
>>>> "Jim Nichols" <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 09/03/09 1:22 PM >>>
> That seems to be the consensus.
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
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> From: "Donald" <d1956m198d@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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> Sent: Thursday, September 03, 2009 12:19 PM
> Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Noisy Insect
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>
>> Jim Nichols wrote:
>>> I came across this noisy insect on my way to the mail box this morning.
>>> I have not yet established his identity. Can anyone help identify this
>>> fellow? I should have stopped down further, but he was not cooperative.
>>>
>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Noisy+Insect.jpg.html
>>>
>>> Feedback appreciated.
>>>
>>> Jim Nichols
>>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>> Cicada?
>>
>> D.
>>
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