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Gato Moteado

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14. hahahaha.....that's what they sound like.....

Reply to usonian (Reply #12)

Fri Aug 15, 2025, 04:35 PM

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....there are about the same size as the annual ones in the US, but we have some which are much smaller (and noisier) and some that are a lot bigger.

I was in chicago last summer and witnessed the 17 year brood.

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some cicada shots from last night here in the rain forest... [View all] Gato Moteado Friday OP

Very nice Ferrets are Cool Friday #1

Is it molting or eating something? Deuxcents Friday #2

it just moulted its nymph skin.... Gato Moteado Friday #3

Thanks for that..I've never seen one before and didn't know they molted..that was a guess! Deuxcents Friday #6

you haven't seen a cicada? where do you live? Gato Moteado Friday #9

I'm in south Florida..we have all kinds of things here but never seen a cicada. All I know is they're like a plague Deuxcents Friday #13

well, they come out every year but there are some species that come out much less frequently..... Gato Moteado Friday #15

where in S.F. are you? I lived in cutler ridge (now cutler bay) from 1990 until hurricane Andrew...... Gato Moteado Friday #16

I'm originally from Miami but live on the Gulf side now. Deuxcents Friday #17

Beautiful work, dear Gato! CaliforniaPeggy Friday #4

I get a lucky shot every now and then Gato Moteado Friday #5

You mean all the time! CaliforniaPeggy Friday #7

hahahaha.....thanks peg! Gato Moteado Friday #10

Are you going to wait 17 years for the next hatch? usonian Friday #8

down here you only have to wait about 17 minutes for the next hatch Gato Moteado Friday #11

Just kidding. There's more than one brood. usonian Friday #12

hahahaha.....that's what they sound like..... Gato Moteado Friday #14

Beautiful shots. valleyrogue Friday #18