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Tettigades chilensis
Family: Cicadidae
Order: Hemiptera
En Chile se encuentran desde la región de Coquimbo hasta la de Bío-bío.
In Chile found from Coquimbo to Bio-Bio provinces.
They may not be that big, but they are bulky and seem very big.
Taken during a bicycle trip, there where thousands of these all over the place, the noise was deafening.
Many of these bugs bumped into me and my bike, stumbled a little and then flew along.
The shadow they cast as they flew past me was as if they where birds.
Spotted on Dec 15, 2012
Submitted on Dec 20, 2012
4 Comments
Thanks Yuko.
At first it was gross, but then you get used to it. They seem like clumsy birds; it's just odd to feel the weight of a bug bumping into you.
Great spotting! Love how they are so furry. Must have been a quite interesting experience to be bumped into by many cicadas.
I was fascinated by these fury things, as I had never seen live cicadas.
Like the veins on the wings!