I was hit by a divebombing one of these

[CatWoman]

I was on the back patio, and saw two of these crawling on the side of the house.

I pull out my handy dandy sprayer, and the fucker flew right at me!!!!

I feel so dirty!!!

*)@#$$%^$#@$@# bug!!

[progressivegunowner]

1. 2004

The year of the cicada. Those were common in Pennsylvania, and even more common when I moved to the Greater Cincinnati area. They like divebombing people too, but they're rather interesting critters. Sad to say, I probably won't see many more of them (at least around here) until 2021. Those things were awesome!

[Idylle Moon Dancer]

2. that's not a cicada

I believe it's a cockroach

[tinfoilinfor2005]

3. Agreed.

Our cicadas look way different. Almost outer space-ish.

[DuckBurp]

4. Isn't that Louisiana's state bird?

[pitohui]

5. it's a wood cockroach

i don't think that's a real name, i think it's a nickname, i have never seen them indoors at that stage so i thought it a different species from the palmetto bug but (google is my friend) apparently it is an intermediate life stage of the palmetto bug (giant cockroach)

[CatWoman]

7. to be more precise, it's a Palmetto Cockroach

:puke:

[radwriter0555]

6. Palmetto Bug. Official Florida Mascot.

They're quite sweet and friendly.

They make good appetizers.

[CatWoman]

8. I heard a story

told by some sewer workers in Florida.

They disturbed a nest of those things, and they were so many of them, they turned the sky black.

Big ugly flying nasty looking critters :puke: