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16-MAY-2011

20110509-IMG_0457.jpg

I found a bunch of these cicadas while on the same walk as image of the honeysuckle. There was not a sound from any of them as they rested among the shade. For me, a native of Colorado, I thought they were a locust of some sort but after asking around I discovered they’re called a cicada. A quick look at Wikipedia tells me they are an insect with large eyes wide apart on the head and usually transparent, well-veined wings. Pretty descriptive of what I saw. After learning what they were I remember listening to them at my grandmothers house when I was a young boy. While taking this image one of them landed on my camera strap and just hung around with me for a while.

Canon Powershot G12
1/250s f/4.0 at 21.5mm iso400 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
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Kevin Chester17-May-2011 14:23
He was probably just checking out your Kit, cracking macro
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