You might want to post in the Colorado Entomology Facebook group instead of this group which is focused primarily on birds and birding in Colorado. Here is the link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/329511940749781/
Carl Bendorf Longmont On Saturday, July 11, 2020 at 8:15:15 AM UTC-6, cj thompson wrote: > > Hi, all. I’m new here, and I was hoping someone could help me out. It’s > not going to be easy… > > I was at Bluff Lake Nature Center this morning and had a unique encounter. > As I was walking down a side trail, an EXTREMELY loud bug starting making > what I can only call a clicking sound. I’m a little embarrassed to admit > that it scared the crap out of me. It was so loud that I was momentarily > disoriented. Before I cold figure out what it was, it flew off. I barely > got a look at it. > > I think (not even totally sure) that it had a katydid-type body. Since I > didn’t see it on the ground, I don’t know what it’s primary coloration was, > but in flight it appeared white, or maybe very light gray. > > I know this is not a lot to go on, so I don’t really expect an answer, but > I’m really curious. I’m no bug expert (obviously), but I’ve lived in > Colorado my entire life, and it’s not often that I come across something > I’ve never seen (or heard) before. > > Thanks for any guesses! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cobirds+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/f81dfe1c-a269-485a-989f-8db8c52a282fo%40googlegroups.com.
