The Cigarras come in gangs now

Here are two Cigarras on the tree in front of our house.


Our cats also bring them inside the house.



On several occasions we have found the cats playing with the Cigarras. One day I caught our dog Nine and our cat Chico playing with one in the dining room. It got free and ran across the floor into the kitchen.

It hid under the vegetable cart where it was safe, then later it flew away.

We have also noticed either there is a different breed of Cigarra here now or they have changed their tune. Their sound now is a continuous series of grunt like sounds.

We see and hear them almost every afternoon now. We haven't found any dead ones yet so we conclude the birds are getting them.




Photos by Urso Branco