Cicadas are here.

Great shots...the first one is really big, I have seen only small ones : few millimiters!

Great captures Mat.

Excellent - love it!

Thanks everyone. The first set is by far the largest Cicada i've ever seen. There's a shot on my flickr that has him in my hand, which will show how large he is (and i have big hands).

Nice, especially the first shot. Ours are gone for the year. I'd be cautious about letting them rest on your arm or hand; if they get comfy and mistake you for wood, I'm betting that long proboscis of theirs could hurt a bit.

great capture mat!
you,re having way too much fun.

Thanks guys, i WAS having way too much fun until this morning. Looking on the tree trunks for cicadas and didn't realise i was standing on a bullant nest (in thongs:rolleyes. 5 stings later and i've learnt a valuable lesson, wear bloody shoes and look down first.

mat vanella wrote in post #15234523
Thanks guys, i WAS having way too much fun until this morning. Looking on the tree trunks for cicadas and didn't realise i was standing on a bullant nest (in thongs:rolleyes. 5 stings later and i've learnt a valuable lesson, wear bloody shoes and look down first.

I just researched what bull ants are. Not the most friendly critters, and I notice there are typically several deaths a year from the bites. Yep, wear shoes!

I can recommend Ice cold water then ice compression for half an hour. The pain is gone completely, now my foot is just itchy as hell.

Great shots...Amazing detail!

Lovely captures- that first one is huge !
Brian v.