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This wee beasty is called a chica bug by the Greeks . If you have been in a hot country or lucky enough to have been in a jungle you have probably heard this beasty chirping away and wondered what is making the sound you have probably heard them in films with people in the jungle . Thought I would show you what it is πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚ this one inch beast was outside my friends door below my home .

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sassy59 profile image
sassy59

He looks harmless Dave so hopefully is. Thank you for sharing, nice to see. Xxx😘

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You would be extremely surprised about this bug πŸ˜ƒ it can fly obviously grows up to about two maybe three inches and almost indistructable I've seen someone stand on one and it didn't kill it it just moved on . If there's a nuclear war apart from cockroaches and rats these beasties will also survive πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚

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sassy59 in reply to

Now there’s a thought! XxπŸ’•

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All the nasty things manage to survive πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚

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Blackcat99 in reply to

There must be a message in that, somehow - it pays to be as nasty as possible? πŸ˜…

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Possibly πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚ didn't think of that one πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚

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Suzie42

Does it make a dreadful noise at night? We heard something in October that nade an awful noise all night long and a greek man told us it was an insect mating call 🀣

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You got it they sit in fruit trees making the noise to pull a girlfriend πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚

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Suzie42 in reply to

Dreadful noise 🀣

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Strange I find it kinda soothing mind you I'm a weirdo πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚ love nature even the freaky creatures πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜³

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cofdrop-UK in reply to

Thought this Giant Elephant Moth might appeal to you.

This creature turns into the most beautiful butterfly.
in reply to cofdrop-UK

Now that is cute something to stroke and chat too πŸ˜‰πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚

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Ravey in reply to cofdrop-UK

😍😍beautiful πŸ‘

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SORRELHIPPO

Looks like what we used to call Cicadas in Africa, they were a lullaby I used to go to sleep with as a baby and toddler! Insects may well be a protein source that helps save humans as we adjust to global warming. I certainly liked fried locusts as a little one.

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Tried locust they are nice and high in protein as you say tried mealworms aswell not nice though πŸ˜‚ lots of forgotten food just walking around like hedgehog but I think their cute .

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SORRELHIPPO in reply to

I have never quite wanted to try whole baked hedgehog, problem is reading about Mrs Tiggy-winkle when I was young.

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Yes but did watership down stop you eating rabbit πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚ made me want rabbit stew πŸ˜…πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚

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I did not like Watership Down, book or film, and the song drove me nuts, (was there a book before the film?) anyway I liked rabbit stew, when my Gran cooked it. She was an adult during both world wars, and you ate what was put in front of you.😱

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You had no choice then . First the book then the film and song together πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚ drove everyone crazy

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Ergendl in reply to SORRELHIPPO

Watership Down was written by a Sociologist, who wanted to explain how forgetting history can be dangerous for communities. It was a protest about post modernism's assertion that our society now has no cohesive meta-narratives, told through the medium of refugee rabbits to give it commercial appeal. It was recommended reading for a Christian Ethics module I did at uni.

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To me it was a rabbit moving house who got squashed πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚ none interlectual 😹😹😹😹

Ergendl profile image
Ergendl in reply to

As in all the best books, can be read on different levels.

in reply to Ergendl

I know but I think the last book I actually read was the Hobbit .

Greenthorn profile image
Greenthorn in reply to SORRELHIPPO

Yuk!

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SORRELHIPPO in reply to Greenthorn

Sorry!

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I saw one of these in Crete fightend the life out of me lol. Have to wait their chirping at night was soothing. Have a goodnight and take care 😊 Bernadette and Jack πŸ• xxxxxx 🌻🌻

in reply to Damon1864

Must admit they are a bit scary because their big and chunky πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚

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Alberta56

I'm glad you don't mind them. In this family we are kind to all bugs, beasties and creepy crawlies, though ants are not top of my popularity list at the moment. They tried to bite me when I went to pick some of MY blackcurrants. The didn't even want the currants: they had a greenfly farm on the top shoots of the bush.πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚

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Must admit I not over keen on ants myself πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚

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Alberta56 in reply to

I don't mind them in their place, which is definitely not on me.

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πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚ Unless you are a fruit tree your safe πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚

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Alberta56 in reply to

One or two of them came into the house with me yesterday uninvited. And I don't think I'm a fruit tree.

in reply to Alberta56

You could have been e previous life and they sense it πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚

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Alberta56 in reply to

Nowadays I'm just a fruit cake. xxx

in reply to Alberta56

Aren't we all πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚

Ergendl profile image
Ergendl in reply to Alberta56

They did something similar to my plum trees, seriously damaged some of them.

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Maggie_Mae

Think I’ll sidestep your friend … not much into creepy crawlers 😱

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He's a nice little fella. Loves iron brew and Turkish delight they enjoy sweet things πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚

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Maggie_Mae in reply to

Well definitely hide your chocolate,,!

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More worried about the large tin of fruit jellies on the bedside cupboard πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚

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It's also got Turkish delight in it πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚

Mavary profile image
Mavary in reply to

Keep the lid on.

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Patk1 in reply to Maggie_Mae

Im scared of insects πŸ™„πŸ˜°πŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸƒβ€β™€οΈ

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You would be of this one πŸ˜‚πŸ€£πŸ€£

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Patk1 in reply to

I certainly would be!

SORRELHIPPO profile image
SORRELHIPPO

Thinking about sweet things, I am sure I saw a programme about a "honey bird" in southern Africa, who will lead the local hunter to the place where a bee's hive is hanging, knowing that the hunter will leave some honey as a thankyou.

in reply to SORRELHIPPO

He also has to be careful the hunter doesn't eat him too πŸ˜‚

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helenlw7

He’s a large one. Do they bite?

in reply to helenlw7

Hopefully not I haven't got round to asking one yet 🀣🀣🀣

Otto11 profile image
Otto11

I love the sound of ciacada’s at night when all is calm. Not seen one close up though. They don’t look as nice as they sound. πŸͺ²

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Totally agree with you they are not what I expected I thought it would be more like a small cricket not a large dung beetle size

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Otto11 in reply to

I agree.

in reply to Otto11

Mind you lot's of things are not what you imagine.

Mavary profile image
Mavary

I remember when we were in Hawaii a big beetle thing scuttled in front of us. I screamed and the check in people that were up ahead all looked up. I felt such a fool but it was spontaneous. It was huge. I’ve never seen a beetle thing like it before. And it really clattered in front of us.

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The thing is in the UK were not use to seeing huge beetles so it is an automated response for us to jump back startled. Doesn't help if you don't like creepy crawlies either πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚

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Mavary

I don’t mind anything like that as long as it doesn’t jump out on me. I had a similar experience going down to Venice beach in Venice. We were walking along and all of a sudden a huge wasp like thing came out of nowhere in front of me. I screamed yet again. I’ve never seen such great big insects. I swell up a lot if I’m stung by an English wasp so I hate to think what would happen if I got stung by one of those huge great big things.

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Their big here like Jumbo jets when you see them fly at you πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚

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Mavary

I think I would be carrying a tennis racquet. 😹

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So I guess you would invite it for a game πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚ would probably prefer golf πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚

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Mavary in reply to

Ha ha! You would think I would but No! I would knock it into the next Country where I wasn’t. πŸ˜‚πŸ˜Ή

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Solo cruel 😹😹 it might just need a friend to talk too πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚

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Cornishman1966

Awh, what a cutie! 😁

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