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Cicadidae (family)
There are about 150 species in South Africa.
This was a really cool find. My dad thought there was a strange looking beetle on this pipe - when I took a closer look, I realised that it was just an empty shell!
Spotted on Dec 30, 2013
Submitted on Dec 30, 2013
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Must be cool to see a live one! :) I bet they do get noisy, I've heard people complain about them.
you're welcome, I live in Texas and we have a lot of them here, they've very noisy haha
Ah cool! Thanks Jake - I've never seen a cicada before, so didn't know that's what it is. Thanks for the heads up, I'll update my spotting.
That's a cicada shell but I'm not sure what species of cicada. Very nice find!