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IRIS Greenville, SC(Zone 7a) Jun 20, 2007

Found this bug out in the yard and have no idea what it is, Hoping someone here might know. It is 2 1/2 to 3 inches long from head to wing tip and over 1/2 inch wide in the mid section.

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IRIS Greenville, SC(Zone 7a) Jun 20, 2007

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shannon71 San Diego, CA Jun 20, 2007

I believe it to be a Cicada...Looks like what I saw in Japan. Did it make any buzzzing noise?

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IRIS Greenville, SC(Zone 7a) Jun 20, 2007

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IRIS Greenville, SC(Zone 7a) Jun 20, 2007

No, No buzzing noise, What is a Cicada...Good bug or bad?

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IRIS Greenville, SC(Zone 7a) Jun 20, 2007

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kennedyh Churchill, Victoria, Australia(Zone 10a) Jun 20, 2007

It is a Cicada, possibly the Dog-day Cicada (Tibicen canicularis): http://bugguide.net/node/view/7150/bgimage
http://davesgarden.com/bf/go/618/

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IRIS Greenville, SC(Zone 7a) Jun 20, 2007

Thanks shannon and Kennedyh!!

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shannon71 San Diego, CA Jun 20, 2007

I'd be interested in finding out if these are native to South Carolina...
Although many find them ugly looking, I love them.

There's nothing like being in Japan in the sweltering heat during the day then at night as it starts to cool off a bit these creatures come out and do their dance which includes a buzzing beyond comparison.

Let me know if you find any others and also if you find out if they are native or new to your neck of the woods.

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Moby Lincoln, NE(Zone 5b) Jun 21, 2007

We have a lot of Cicadas here. Found this one a couple weeks ago.

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IRIS Greenville, SC(Zone 7a) Jun 21, 2007

shannon, Will do.

Moby, Good to see you! And thats a good pic of one!

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deltaqueen Holly Springs, AR(Zone 7b) Jun 21, 2007

cicadas make the beautiful early evening sounds!

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IRIS Greenville, SC(Zone 7a) Jun 21, 2007

deltaqueen, We can hear sounds in the evening coming from the woods in back of a home thats down the street from us, This insect must be whats making the sound.

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2vernes Blytheville, AR(Zone 7a) Jun 22, 2007

Sometimes around here the cicadas buzz so much that it is deafening. Have to go inside to escape the noise. Thank goodness, they're not that bad every year. I've heard people call them locusts but they aren't locusts. The cicada sheds its shell and when I was a kid, I would go around collecting the empty crunchy shells. You can hang them on your clothes and be a scary looking kid. Bwaaa Ha Ha. Sheverne

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IRIS Greenville, SC(Zone 7a) Jun 22, 2007

LOL!!!

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Moby Lincoln, NE(Zone 5b) Jun 22, 2007

Good grief, *shaking head* just tonight DH was walking around with his "pet bug" hanging on his shorts.

I don't mind the sound of the cicadas but it can be quite loud.

Hi iris!

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