It has begun! I found this year's cicadas in my garden this morning. Magicicada septendecim, sometimes called the Pharaoh cicada or the 17-year locust, is native to Canada and the United States and is the largest and most northern species of periodical cicada with a 17-year lifecycle.
![A black bodied insect with bright orange eyes and clear wings folded straight back covering part of the body.](https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.uploads.micro.blog%2F78471%2F2024%2Fimg-1076.jpeg)