any idea of what the hell this is

[MarkMc]

 

[MMathis]

Cicada

 

[Tjohn]

That high pitched buzz that always sounds like your childhood summer is caused by that bug. It is a Cicada and usually pretty harmless to gardens.

 

[alp]

They can cause a deafening din .. in the summer! Oh, my gawd .. I hated them with a vengeance.. The din rang in my ears ... Look at it now, I find it quite pretty .. at least, no noise from this fella!

 

[MarkMc]

thanks everybody

 

[MMathis]

thanks everybody

Gotta say, they are quite intimidating critters.....especially if you've never seen one. They also leave their discarded exoskeletons stuck to trees and other surfaces, and in a "good" year it can look like an alien invasion.