Cicada in glass, a photo from Tennessee, South

Photographer's Note

I found this old image of the Cicadas i captured one summer. They are atracted to noise as well as making it themselves. Tennessee was covered in them in 2011. They were emerging after their 17 year life underground. Mating is at hand. They will be dead before the fall leaves turn color. My friend had to use a tennis raquet to swat them away while cutting his grass with a riding lawn mower. if you look on youtube....(Ian eating a live cicada). I was in the room watching this bit a bravery.

pajaran, papagolf21, johnjmoe, macjake, bukitgolfb301, ChrisJ, COSTANTINO, mcmtanyel has marked this note useful

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ifege (49257) 2020-02-29 21:59

Hi Jimmy
Interesting one. They are quite startling cicadas with the black bodies but great red eyes and wings. Good one.
cheers
Ian

papagolf21 (152607) 2020-02-29 23:37

Bonjour, cher Jimmy,
Une composition peu commune avec une note intéressante et édifiante à la fois.
Le résultat est très bon et les détails sont fort bien rendus.
Amitiés.
Philippe

macjake (98544) 2020-03-03 16:48

Hi Jimmy
why on earth would you friend want to eat a live Cicadas, is he mental? hahaha...Oh my goodness I would not do that.
I have to hand it to you, the subject content here is something we don't see on TE, so i'll give you credit for that, and the story. Couldn't imagine eating something like this, with big red eyes. cheers
Craig

Nicou (193814) 2020-03-03 22:12

Hello

fantastique vue de ces cygales quels yeux rouges qui ressrotent avec leur têtes noires et quel rendu jaune sur ce ailes sueprbe macro et compo
Bravo et amitié
Nciou

bukitgolfb301 (54014) 2020-03-04 19:46

Hi dear Jimmy

Wow so eye-catning image at all! Honestly I have not so many chnaces to see Cicadas such closely. Ciacdas in USA are quite similar species as same as Japnese.
Thier red eyes are so appealing to me.

Best regard and have a good day! Takero

PS. Many thanks for your warm words in your critique.

Silvio1953 (222747) 2020-03-05 1:06

Ciao Jommy, fantastic capture, fine details, wonderful colors and splendid sharpness, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

ChrisJ (172372) 2020-03-08 19:35

Hi Jimmy.

We have these cicadas in Australia too. They are extremely noisy with an almost ear splitting screech. Aboriginal Australians also ate them on occasion. Good sharpness and repetition. Tfs!

COSTANTINO (117652) 2020-03-10 22:37

Hello dear friend
original version
I red carefully your useful notes
and the description you did....
I found interesting the line....
.....they are attracted to noise
....as well as making it themselves...
really suprising
regards
Costantino

mcmtanyel (69063) 2020-03-14 23:08

Hello Jimmy,
I did not realize they were this colorful. Interesting capture. 👍🏻👍🏻
Regards,
MT

jmdias (116307) 2020-07-28 11:48

jimmy

it is a very beautiful animal, with red eyes, very different those we have here. curious this view in the glass. here we have lots of them in some years and few ones in other years.

take care

jorge