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Monday Morning Stumper?
Juan Melli took this photo last year.
What is it, and where did he take the photo?
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It’s a 17 year cicada but I don’t know where the photo was taken. We are due to get an onslaught of cicadas this year.
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No idea what it is, but what a great photo. Well done, Juan.
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It’s a 17 year cicada but I don’t know where the photo was taken. We are due to get an onslaught of cicadas this year.
John Pastore
No idea what it is, but what a great photo. Well done, Juan.