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The New Hotness

  • Cicadas

    The main cicada season has only begun, so these two may have emerged slightly too early:

    Cicadas
    Cicadas

    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:

    Cicada 1 - ventral
    Cicada 1 – ventral

    Their topside armor would look great on a robot:

    Cicada 2 - dorsal
    Cicada 2 – dorsal

    Found ’em dead on the driveway, alas.