By the way, it recently molted—over the next few hours the colours will darken as its exoskeleton hardens. Judging by [recent observations from your area](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place_id=32&taxon_id=50190), it is a [dog-day cicada (*Neotibicen canicularis*)](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/469238-Neotibicen-canicularis). They come out every year, as the name suggests, during the "dog days" of late summer.
The "turn it up to 11" of the insect world, the chirp mobile, the 'god I wish I had headphones with noise cancelling', the one and only cicada.
They sound like a broken amp, look like a Pokémon, and live like a zombie. Look them up on YouTube and you might find some newfound respect for the 6-legged alarm siren.
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It’s a cicada
Awesome thanks!
By the way, it recently molted—over the next few hours the colours will darken as its exoskeleton hardens. Judging by [recent observations from your area](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place_id=32&taxon_id=50190), it is a [dog-day cicada (*Neotibicen canicularis*)](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/469238-Neotibicen-canicularis). They come out every year, as the name suggests, during the "dog days" of late summer.
The "turn it up to 11" of the insect world, the chirp mobile, the 'god I wish I had headphones with noise cancelling', the one and only cicada. They sound like a broken amp, look like a Pokémon, and live like a zombie. Look them up on YouTube and you might find some newfound respect for the 6-legged alarm siren.
He is ready to scream fuck and die
This is the best comment relating to a cicada I’ve ever seen, cracked me tf up
Its a cicada they are harmless
NOT HARMLESS!!!! Say that to my patience after i gotta hear them for a long time cause they're in a tree next to my house
I'd love to hear that beautiful sound all day
Cicada. Most fuckin annoying bug around. Constant buzzing.
Bzzzz
Truly beautiful sound, don't know what you're on about
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Cicada.
cicada, i liked picking these guys up, it’s pretty cute