frenzy: Can You Hear Me Now? The Cicadas Are Calling!
- 06/09/13 08:16 AM
Can You Hear Me Now? The Cicadas Are Calling! It is that time of year in the Foothills of Northern Colorado when some very interesting creatures take to the airwaves! The sound they make is strangely identical to the 'tic-tic-tic' an electronic igniter makes on gas stoves or propane grills. This guy was in the middle of molting from his nymphal stage. The nymphs spend between 2 and 5 years under ground living (harmlessly) off of tree root sap and shrub roots. Based on some quick research thanks to the Colorado State University Extension, I think these are the "Putnam's Cicada" … (4 comments)
Can You Hear Me Now? The Cicadas Are Calling! 
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