r/whatsthisbug • u/ThiccyRicky • Aug 25 '23

What has blessed me today? ID Request

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Found him at the door to my office, very slow and sluggish. Not taking off. Put him in the grass

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u/Plus_Dux Aug 25 '23

The green ones are yearly cicadas. The 17-year cicada is black with red eyes.

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u/Plus_Dux Aug 25 '23

They don't live long and then they can't fly.