Original, natural Jitterbug

[Mark B.]

Originally Posted by MudCat08

For where I live in Bergen County, July and August are prime cicada months.

Those are annual cicadas, emerging every year late July - August, during the Dog Days of summer. Hence, the name of one species: Dog Day Harvest Fly.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annual_cicada

[Chrisper4694]

haven't heard or seen a single one in sussex

[acabtp]

i was down in DE and MD on Tuesday and yeah, if they are around you can't miss them. you literally can't miss them, i had to use a pressure washer to clear the windshield when i got home. louder than all the traffic going 80 on I-95

still nothing up here though. maybe they don't like the super rocky soil in this area... around here it's all just glacial till with a few leaves sprinkled on top.

[MudCat08]

Originally Posted by Mark B.

Those are annual cicadas, emerging every year late July - August, during the Dog Days of summer. Hence, the name of one species: Dog Day Harvest Fly.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annual_cicada

Thanks for the confirmation Mark. Cool to know!

[Mark B.]

They are still screaming here. In the late afternoon I had to wear earplugs so I could enjoy a cold one on my deck.

On a morning walk, I collected several and threw them onto the surface of a pond. Yum, yum eat em up! Bass & sunnies feasted.