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crissyr Fayetteville, AR(Zone 7b) Jun 22, 2008

Can someone tell me what this was?

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claypa West Pottsgrove, PA(Zone 6b) Jun 22, 2008

Crissyr, we need a picture!

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crissyr Fayetteville, AR(Zone 7b) Jun 23, 2008

LOL That would help just a little! LOL I'm sorry!

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crissyr Fayetteville, AR(Zone 7b) Jun 23, 2008

Here's another picture. I still have it if you need it on a different surface.

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claypa West Pottsgrove, PA(Zone 6b) Jun 23, 2008

No prob - it's a cicada's leftover shell from when it molted and became an adult cicada.

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crissyr Fayetteville, AR(Zone 7b) Jun 23, 2008

Ah Thanks! Are those the bugs that are up in the trees at night that make all the buzzing noises?

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claypa West Pottsgrove, PA(Zone 6b) Jun 23, 2008

That's them! There are annual species, and some that live for 17 years and become famous for a while wherever that particular brood has hatched. There are other periods besides the seventeen year one, too. I think you would know if there was a periodic cicada brood in your area now, so maybe it's a dog day cicada or another annual kind.

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crissyr Fayetteville, AR(Zone 7b) Jun 23, 2008

We have those back here big time. It gets loud at night around here!

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