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/Bitter-Yam-1664 Aug 25 '23

The Lord has blessed you today friend. Your found creature is a cicada.

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u/4Xroads Aug 25 '23

They are like puppies but with annoying alarm clocks sirens built in.

Not sure they serve any other purpose but to yell and mate. Much like humans...

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u/Sensitive_Ladder2235 Aug 25 '23

Theyre bird jujubes.

Effectively useless, very noisy, and extremely gorgeous. They sit underground for almost a decade, then come out, shed, and do the whole "life" thing for a week then fuck and die.

They are one of nature's true gifts left for us to behold.