Some cicada closeups,, snapped after strumming and jamming while trekking around the Blue Ridge region. These guys are true marvels of nature, creepy as they may look with their red eyes and orange wings -- lying low for 17 years before emerging to mate and start the cycle all over again. Their mating calls fill the forest way up on the decibel scale, louder than a big rig truck at times but for us, it was strangely beautiful, like a haunting symphony or chorus in the background. . . . #cicada #cicadacloseups #cicadas #cicadapics #naturesbeauty #naturalrhythms #every17years #matingcall #matingcalls #creepy #creepycloseup #creepycloseups #highres #naturesmusic #naturessymphony #natureschorus #naturessoundtrack #haunting (at Blue Ridge Parkway) https://www.instagram.com/p/CPpCP7BjIR2/?utm_medium=tumblr