Hi.

This was by my outside sink this morning. Its body was nearly 3 inches long. I wonder if anyone could tell me what is is. I have never seen one before. Sat there about two hours before flying away. I am in Chiang rai.

Looks like a cicada to me.  Tons of them in the States.  I have never seen one in Thailand but your photo tells me they must be around.

Super Fly !!   Cicada it is   ( thai :  jak a jan )  

 

They like certain trees,  and will arrive in the thousands.    Make a constant noise which i will

not try to imitate here   lol

 

Not dangerous,  don't bite.    but can leave a large amount of pee under where they are nesting

It's an overstay alien.

Silence of the Lambs.

Yep, a cicada,    commonly known as a "cricket" in Australia...     Say the word  cricket, and thats  identical to the noise they make.

If you have a cat......they find them irresistable. Crunch the wings and all

 

BTW...if they sit in one place for hours on end...they are likely about to molt or just molted...it's an amazing thing to see if you get the chance....an exoskeleton drops off and a new bigger cicada emerges

Edited July 31, 20206 yr by tonray

14 hours ago, rumak said:

Not dangerous,  don't bite.    but can leave a large amount of pee under where they are nesting

Sounds like me after a night out on the town.........the ladies call me Jimmy "Supa Fly' Snukka    Sanooka!

11 hours ago, Stadtler said:

Silence of the Lambs.

make that fly put the lotion on its skin, or it gets the prickly heat again...

12 minutes ago, HAPPYNUFF said:

Yep, a cicada,    commonly known as a "cricket" in Australia...     Say the word  cricket, and thats  identical to the noise they make.

Is a cricket not similar to a grasshopper?

14 hours ago, rumak said:

Not dangerous,  don't bite.    but can leave a large amount of pee under where they are nesting

Sounds like some barstool expats I ran into in Korat last year.

it's  a  Cicada ....    next 

Silent Hill

As rumak says in post no 3. Jak a jan, aka cicada. Harmless.

2 hours ago, ChakaKhan said:

Sounds like me after a night out on the town.........the ladies call me Jimmy "Supa Fly' Snukka    Sanooka!

it does sound like you       Jak a Jan    ????     

 

i hope you make less noise though

Seen blows in Australia nearly as big as that.

We get few here never come in side, agree with previous post cicadas. Harmless my dog has fun getting them.

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Recently 1 or 2 have come indoors at night , my cats think they are great fun , rest a paw on then the Cicadas scream.

Look we had one just like yours.

22 hours ago, rumak said:

it does sound like you       Jak a Jan    ????     

 

i hope you make less noise though

I will use a pillow to keep the noise down..carry on!