Bug of the week

[floyd4ford]

It's not the Cicada I am worried about... it is the cicada killer wasp. :cryying:

X2 those things are badass!

 

[yosemiddysam]

Noisy as hell but harmless to humans.

 

[89boostingirl]

i think they are cool,they live in the ground for 17 years and come out and sing for a few second's of sex with the females only to die and start all over again

 

[supercarkiller]

brown recluse!

 

[KWClutch]

we call em locust.

Why?

[ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Locust"]Locust[/ame]

 

[SNCBOOM]

Why?

Locust

+1 lol

I guess a swarm of Cicadas would be a little scarier.

 

[MassCobra]

Thanks for the info guys. I see them around every once in a while but never got up close like this to one before.

 

[Crazy Ray]

aka Locust. We have a few around here this year. Last year or year before there were thousands of them. Ugly but harmless. Pretty neat bugs.

Thats what we call them in Arizona.

 

[Niks97cobra]

Lots of people around here call em locust. I don't.

 

[carrrnuttt]

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[Storm_jordan]

Anyone know what this montrosity is? Kinda looks like a giant horsefly. I didn't think he could fly anymore but he just eventually took off, I figure he had about enough of me.

:xpl:

 

[Crazycarl]

its a Ken Blockust.

 

[USNjocson]

They must be pretty friendly, at least enough to do a little photoshoot with you

 

[Teksid281]

Man its hard to believe you didn't know what it was at first but I guess they're kinda regional maybe? I saw my first one in years the other day walking my dog. I actually miss hearing all of them making that incessant buzzing noise in the summer.

 

[BLOWN PONY]

"Aaaaaaarrrraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa...................... Aaaaaarrraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa"



Is the noise they make.


Edit:

I can hear one right now outside. It's more like...

"NaaarNaaarNaaarNaaarNaaarNaaarNaaarNaaarNaaarNaaarNaaarNaaarNaaarNaaarNaaarNaaarNaaarNaaarNaaarNaaarNaaarNaaarNaaar........ NaaarNaaarNaaarNaaarNaaarNaaarNaaarNaaarNaaarNaaarNaaarNaaarNaaarNaaarNaaarNaaarNaaarNaaarNaaarNaaarNaaarNaaarNaaar........"

 

[MassCobra]

They must be pretty friendly, at least enough to do a little photoshoot with you

Haha, the picture with his wings spread I used my fingers to spread his wings and he just held that pose.