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 [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/f81dfe1c-a269-485a-989f-8db8c52a282fo%40googlegroups.com.
