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[OC] This handsome fellow hitched a ride on my car today (lemmy.world)

submitted 4 months ago by MrJameGumb to c/pics

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Thanks, beautiful photo.

I'd forgotten how Metal the cicadas look over there.

Ours all just look like this so pictures like yours look like some kind of Undead version or something to me, with its crazy red eyes.

[–] MrJameGumb 9 points 4 months ago (1 children)

We get this kind here too:

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago (1 children)

That one looks a lot more normal but... why does it look like I can see the tree through its head???

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

If you zoom in on it they look like little shoulder pads that might be some form of eyespots. The pattern on the back even looks like teeth like it's pretending to be a snake or something