I have had cicadas en masse. Noisy. But do not bite. If you pick them up, they raise hell! lol. They are not grasshoppers, by the way. They have beautiful wings. Then they are not even around long enough to eat a great deal, either. They die soon after they emerge. You will see their brown cocoons on trees, too.
Cicadas are my absolute favorite insect. You’re right that they don’t bite. They don’t even have a proper mouth. They have a straw like thing that they poke into trees to suck sap/water/whatever out.
Sometimes if you hold them they think you’re a tree and poke you. It doesn’t draw blood and doesn’t hurt bad but it’s startling at first.
The brown shells are also super cool. This is what they molt out of during the final stage of their growth, after crawling out of the ground.
Sometimes you can even find a cicada that hasn’t yet escaped the shell. Those are wild to watch and hold.
I have had cicadas en masse. Noisy. But do not bite. If you pick them up, they raise hell! lol. They are not grasshoppers, by the way. They have beautiful wings. Then they are not even around long enough to eat a great deal, either. They die soon after they emerge. You will see their brown cocoons on trees, too.
Cicadas are my absolute favorite insect. You’re right that they don’t bite. They don’t even have a proper mouth. They have a straw like thing that they poke into trees to suck sap/water/whatever out.
Sometimes if you hold them they think you’re a tree and poke you. It doesn’t draw blood and doesn’t hurt bad but it’s startling at first.
The brown shells are also super cool. This is what they molt out of during the final stage of their growth, after crawling out of the ground. Sometimes you can even find a cicada that hasn’t yet escaped the shell. Those are wild to watch and hold.
Cicada swarms are highly exaggerated. Another nothingburger used to induce mental stress in the population.