Huge Cicada

I was cleaning the pool this afternoon and I came upon this monster of a bug. He is about 2 inches long and at least a half inch wide. I can only say I was glad it was dead. My apologies to all the insect lovers out there!

Cicadas are the only insects capable of producing such a unique and loud sound. Some larger species can produce a call in excess of 120 decibels at close range. This is approaching the pain threshold of the human ear! Smaller species sing in such a high pitch that it cannot be heard by humans, but may cause dogs and other animals to howl in pain.