The Cicadas

The cicadas make their appearance in Loveland every 17 years and this is the year! We can hear the "cicada music" even when we are inside with the doors closed and air condition running. Here are a few pictures from our back yard.
This is an empty "shell." They come up out of the ground looking like this and then shed their shell.

When they crawl out of their shell they look like this! They don't bite, sting, buzz, or harm the plants, but they do come out of nowhere and dive-bomb you. Yikes!

This tree trunk and the leaves are loaded.

Check out the empty shells at the base of the tree.

An up close look!