Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Bug-eyed!

I was completely bug-eyed to see exuvia (shed skin) of cicada on my palm trees yesterday! Not just one or two, but dozens of them!


Cicada are common in Tennessee, where I am originally from, but I never expected to see these out here on the island.


Cicada are much better heard than seen. Yuck!

2 comments:

Wilma said...

Hi DJ,

we used to wear these as "jewelry" when I was a kid, that is until my older sisters (unknowlingly, they say even to this day)pinned a live one on me that started crawling and freaked me out. I do like still like cicadas, but then I have always been a lover of creepie crawlies.

cheers,
Wilma

STEB said...

in cincinnati every 17 years we get millions that hatch all at once.in 2004 i bought a harey with a windshild love that windshield. I call it my cicada modle harley