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Old Aug 8, 2020 | 11:31 AM
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Found my pup playing with this one. It about 1-1/2" in body. Anyone know what it is?






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Old Aug 8, 2020 | 12:09 PM
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Cicada!

They are big and ugly but harmless.
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Old Aug 8, 2020 | 12:10 PM
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Originally Posted by dlq04
Found my pup playing with this one. It about 1-1/2" in body. Anyone know what it is?
No clue what it is, but it looks like a bad bug to me, all 1 1/2 inches of it!
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Old Aug 8, 2020 | 12:13 PM
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Originally Posted by buckeyesue
No clue what it is, but it looks like a bad bug to me, all 1 1/2 inches of it!
See post #2
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Old Aug 8, 2020 | 12:16 PM
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Yep...https://www.today.com/news/cicadas-2...rts-us-t182377
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Old Aug 8, 2020 | 12:16 PM
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sauterelles ???
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Old Aug 8, 2020 | 12:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Scooterboy
See post #2
Yes! We must have been typing at the same time!
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Old Aug 8, 2020 | 12:36 PM
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Thanks Scoots, Video on them . . https://abcnews.go.com/US/millions-c...ry?id=70880463
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Old Aug 8, 2020 | 12:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Scooterboy
Cicada!

They are big and ugly but harmless.
Amazingly loud bugs, they are the sound of summer.
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Old Aug 8, 2020 | 12:58 PM
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Originally Posted by zeroptzero
Amazingly loud bugs, they are the sound of summer.
Yes, they are! When I'm riding my ElliptiGO I'll hear them in some trees. I like to hear them as I go by but I'm glad they don't like my trees.
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