My friend Kat took these pictures at her home outside of Chico. She battles the locust infestations every two or three years. Although I find the locust infestation fascinating, she doesn't share that fascination...she's stepped on too many of them in her bare feet!

ugh! I wouldn't want to step on them..Awful..like the plague in the bible..We have the cicadas swarm every 5 years I think..they come from underground and are louuud for several nights then return after breeding I guess..Amazing phenomenon... NellyBly · 2012-06-11: 22:52

Yuck ..... Patricia132 · 2012-06-12: 19:25

Yuk indeed............... joycephotography · 2012-06-12: 23:23

Cool shots and captures digitalideas · 2012-06-13: 10:15

Yikes!!!!!!! mrmeliska · 2012-06-15: 14:06

:-o Shaparak · 2012-06-17: 18:13