There are some things that I really want to do in life that I will be disappointed if I never get to do them. Then there are things you hope you can do but don't really give much thought to. Last year when the south was being invaded by seventeen year Cicadas I have to admit I was jealous. I wanted to experience thousands of those insects. While I think my life would still be complete without seeing a mass of Cicadas it was still something I hoped to experience.
I was told while at BioBlitz that there was an invasion of Cicadas at the Midway Recreation Area on the Cape Cod Canal. The person that told me about them said they may be there another week or so. I didn't want to waste this opportunity to see Cicadas. I had Wednesday off from work and went down after it warmed up a little.
I was not disappointed. There were tons of Cicadas. As soon as I opened my car door I could hear the constant buzzing. I saw a few while driving into the picnic area and I knew I had a shot at getting a few photos. For the next two and a half hours I listened to what I can describe as the ultimate white noise. I could have fallen asleep to the relaxing sound of Cicadas. I did hear some individual Cicadas. If you can hear an individual they actually sound like they are saying "pharaoh". I heard a few and sure enough that is what they sound like.
Basically, I spent two and a half hours doing a Cicada photo shoot while listening to the relaxing sounds they make. Plenty of photos below.
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| These holes are from Cicadas that emerged from the ground. It is amazing to me that they have lived underground for the last seventeen years |
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| These are the shells from Cicadas. Once they molt these shells get discarded |
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| I have to admit, that it feels like they bite when I let them stay on my skin |
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