8/27/15

Well, we are back to heat for a few days at least.  It was nice while the coolness lasted.  I shot today's image back in late Spring out on Konza Prairie.  This is one of the 2015 Emergence Cicadas that was hanging out in the grass.  I saw it on an evening hike and liked how the colors are really shown off.  Strange looking insects but kind of lovely in their own way.  They were quite noisy in the areas they were hanging out in.  This guy was kind of off by himself when I spotted it.  

6/3/15

So this year is the 17 year Cycle for Cicadas in Kansas.  When I was in Topeka on Saturday at the place where the railroad is I was walking around the grounds.  I spotted this guy on this leaf and took a few shots.  When I looked up into the trees I could see a whole bunch of them.  They all were silent though.  If you know about Cicadas they make quite a racket and I can't imagine what that many of them would have sounded like.  I'm guessing they were quiet because it was cold and drizzly at the time.  It would have been interesting to hear them.