Just because I love critters, and even some bugs and snakes, doesn't mean I'm an idiot. LOL I don't hate rattlesnakes, but I'm not going to try and pick one up. Fire ants and Africanized bees are definitely not to be messed with. duh :)
I have personally become fond of Cicadas.
Last year I remember all the news attention about how they were supposed to "emerge" from a 10-year sleep.
Last year didn't exactly hit it right.
I recently moved out in the boondocks, surrounded by trees and woods.
My first clue came when I went to my car and happened to notice the biggest damned fly I had ever seen.
With some big ugly eyes.
I thought, shucks, that is the biggest black fly I've ever seen. Wondered if maybe something wasn't dead in the nearby woods.
Then, suddenly I got a lesson in biology.
These suckers are like mini helicopters flying right at my porch lights.
I even woke up one night with one chirping in the bed right next to me.
My bird dog and cat are in hog heaven. I turn on my porch light and these big suckers come flying in and my VERY BEAUTIFUL bird dog eats them.
My cat just boxes them around and waits for the next entertainment to happen by him.
I tried to catch some the other night, and put them in a box.
I know enough about bass and bluegill to know they'd go on a feeding frenzy when these guys go screaming (they scream) and flapping around.
Shoot, I got up the next morning and they were dead.
If I could figure out how to market these bugs, I'd be rich.