Watching, always watching (In the Australian Bush)

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You’ve got to love the sound of the Australian Bush, but crikey, put a few of these blokes together and the sound is deafening…

Yeah, we’ve got a few creepy crawlies, but these little blokes are nothing to worry about…

Hey, what are you doing on my hat!

Photo: Baz, The Landy

azpictured November 27, 2013 / 1:55 pm

Great photo. And yes they are loud, the dog sits at the back door howling cause she can’t stand the racket !

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- Baz - The Landy November 27, 2013 / 2:39 pm
  
  I was driving back from the mountains a month or so back and I thought I had a wheel bearing problem, stopped only to discover it was the cicada’s! 🙂
  
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honeydidyouseethat? November 26, 2013 / 8:38 am

Ak.

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- Baz - The Landy November 26, 2013 / 11:38 am
  
  Now there’s a thought, let’s call it “AK” after all “it” seems so impersonal… 🙂
  
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The Anxious Traveler November 26, 2013 / 6:29 am

That looks like the mother of the bedbug I saw at the YWCA in Sydney! 🙂

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- Baz - The Landy November 26, 2013 / 11:52 am
  
  Crikey, best I just let that comment go through to the keeper (cricket speak)…
  
  Was that the YWCA by the Harbour Bridge or up near Central Station? But apart from a dodgy bedbug (careful Baz) I hope you enjoyed your stay in the greatest harbour city in the world!
  
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barbara grandberg November 26, 2013 / 5:56 am

great photo…not sure if i would like to meet him in person though :}

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- Baz - The Landy November 26, 2013 / 11:34 am
  
  Oh yes, there we go, it had to be a “him” didn’t it… 🙂
  
  Hi BG, they are actually quite tame, as bugs go, and trust all is well in the running and rowing department…
  
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  - barbara grandberg November 27, 2013 / 4:28 am
    
    my running is going really well…did i tell you i’ve become an ultrarunner????
    
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vastlycurious.com November 26, 2013 / 1:52 am

I love the red dot right in the middle!

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- Baz - The Landy November 26, 2013 / 11:33 am
  
  Not sure they usually have that, perhaps it is Indian? 😉 – no offense intended to my Indian friends….
  
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  - vastlycurious.com November 26, 2013 / 12:03 pm
    
    It looked like the camera on my computer : )
    
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Birgit Nazarian November 26, 2013 / 1:32 am

Oh Lord, I had a big stick bug jump on my head when I was sunning at the neighbor’s pool this last summer! I like watching bugs but not when they jump on my head!

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- Baz - The Landy November 26, 2013 / 11:32 am
  
  Well they’ll do it to you… 😉 Trust all is well otherwise!
  
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nancytex2013 November 26, 2013 / 12:20 am

Fantastic photo!

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- Baz - The Landy November 26, 2013 / 11:31 am
  
  Strewth, I had to get up nice and close to it…! I did say to Janet, here’s your chance to wrest control of the (my) Nikon 600, she declined, whilst giving me a clip around the ear for being cheeky!
  
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  - nancytex2013 November 26, 2013 / 12:10 pm
    
    Good on Janet! 🙂
    
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Jim in IA November 26, 2013 / 12:14 am

Is that a cicada? I see that as a tag. Answered my own question.

Nice closeup.

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- Baz - The Landy November 26, 2013 / 11:26 am
  
  Good pick…they are actually quite colourful.
  
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  - Jim in IA November 26, 2013 / 11:51 am
    
    We have this annual one. http://bit.ly/17UXiTs
    And there are some 17 yrs cycle ones. Neither is very colorful like yours.
    
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