Wordless Wednesday…Our Texas Dog Day Wonders
One of my favorite summer sounds is the mating sound of the male cicada. There’s no doubt what it is when you hear it. And when I do, I want to grab a glass of iced tea and sit outside so I can drink in both the lemonade and the sounds of the cicada.
This summer has not disappointed. For several mornings, we found the discarded shell, left behind when the nymph emerged as a cicada. However, one night we were out late and caught one as it was saying “hello world!”
One summer, I was waiting in my piano teacher’s front yard for my mother to pick me up. On the tree were several cicada shells, or exoskeletons. Being fascinated by them, I picked them off the tree and put them in my pocket so I could study them later. You can imagine the look I got when I pulled them out to show her my “find.”
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The cicadas we have now are annual. After living underground and eating tree root sap, they emerge two to five years later. The grown nymphs attach themselves to trees or walls and emerge as adult cicadas. After mating and laying eggs, the adult cicada lives another four to six weeks.
Life is fascinating, isn’t it!!
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