My Dad tracked this huge unsightly winged creature down on a fishing trip Canada Day weekend. They are the bugs that make that high pitched ringing sound that I always associate with those scorching, sunny, summer days. Easily one of my favorite Insects of all time, this is a Cicada of the Okanagana spp. These things are seriously nuts, their larva live underground for 13-17 YEARS. So while my friends and I were growing up happily above ground, this guy was 3 feet underground drinking the juices out of a tree root.
Sunday, July 3, 2011
Cicada
My Dad tracked this huge unsightly winged creature down on a fishing trip Canada Day weekend. They are the bugs that make that high pitched ringing sound that I always associate with those scorching, sunny, summer days. Easily one of my favorite Insects of all time, this is a Cicada of the Okanagana spp. These things are seriously nuts, their larva live underground for 13-17 YEARS. So while my friends and I were growing up happily above ground, this guy was 3 feet underground drinking the juices out of a tree root.
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About Me
- Mister.E
- Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Just a dude with some pens, pencils, markers, and a camera. The natural world is my inspiration for all my art, I often borrow concepts and ideas from the creepy crawly inhabitants living in my back yard, on the beach, or in books I read. I also get alot of my ideas by the visuals in my head I get upon contemplating the titles of songs from many of my favorite bands. Most of which are metal bands, needless to say there are some interesting song titles within the genre. As of late I have had a re-awakening of the spider lover within me, reminiscent of my days as a young boy out in the yard with a magnifying glass.
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