I call them “buzzer bugs” when I ask Ava if she can hear them. I don’t know if it’s been the warm weather or what, but I can’t recall the cicadas being this loud…ever. I was out in the yard the other night, and the racket was nearly deafening.
I’ve been finding these spent shells all over the front porch. I reckon the cicadas like this spot because the bricks give them a good footing while they squirm and push out of their old casings. I bet it’d be cool to shellac a couple of these and glue them on various of our house plants.