Cicada (Cicadidae, Homoptera) on Perennial Sweet Pea (Lathyrus latifolius, Fabaceae)
Here is a large Cicada (family Cicadidae in the old order Homoptera) insect on a winged stem of flowering Perennial Sweet Pea (Lathyrus latifolius) in the Fabaceae plant family. The plant is a common roadside weed in Oregon. The cicada has a face like the grill on a big truck! (Near Susan Creek, North Umpqua River, Oregon, 13 August 2013)
Julie says they were singing in Oregon, but I really can't hear them. Their chorus is the same pitch as my tinnitus - that constant ringing in my ears that comes from too many years of too-loud music. Be warned! (On the other hand, a constant chorus of cicadas isn't bad!)
Cicada (Cicadidae, Homoptera) on Perennial Sweet Pea (Lathyrus latifolius, Fabaceae)
Here is a large Cicada (family Cicadidae in the old order Homoptera) insect on a winged stem of flowering Perennial Sweet Pea (Lathyrus latifolius) in the Fabaceae plant family. The plant is a common roadside weed in Oregon. The cicada has a face like the grill on a big truck! (Near Susan Creek, North Umpqua River, Oregon, 13 August 2013)
Julie says they were singing in Oregon, but I really can't hear them. Their chorus is the same pitch as my tinnitus - that constant ringing in my ears that comes from too many years of too-loud music. Be warned! (On the other hand, a constant chorus of cicadas isn't bad!)