The main cicada season has only begun, so these two may have emerged slightly too early:
They’re “ordinary” cicadas, not periodical cicadas, which certainly matters more to them than us.
They’re completely harmless, but definitely don’t look it:
Their topside armor would look great on a robot:
Found ’em dead on the driveway, alas.
The Smell of Molten Projects in the Morning 
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2 responses to “Cicadas”
Ed, shouldn’t your dorsal/ventral labels be swapped on the views?
I always know that the hottest part of summer has arrived when we start to hear cicadas.
Yup, they’re upside-down: fixed!
Thanks …