Sorry to ask another bug question, but ever since we moved, our backyard has become a bug museum. Anyone know what kind of bug this is? It was the size of my thumb and was crawling across my patio after the rainfall.

It's a cicada. This is the time of year they mate- they "buzz" up in the trees, mate, and then come down to die.

You will often find their left over exoskeleton sitting on the side of a tree, split down the back from when they molted.

In the South they are often called "Katydids" and their mating buzz at dark has lulled generations of kids to sleep.

You will often find their left over exoskeleton sitting on the side of a tree, split down the back from when they molted.

In the South they are often called "Katydids" and their mating buzz at dark has lulled generations of kids to sleep.


I love that buzzing sound... the final sound of summer. :)