I saw the Mississippi kites last week flying in circles around this neighborhood. They will hunt for cicadas and feed them to their young. They return every late spring through early fall and their populations have increased each year. I hope they help take care of the two types of cicadas that are hatching out this year.
My yard (also Missouri) is dotted with mounds erupting from the earth and messing with my lawn, but I've yet to see any of the bugs there, not even a discarded casing.
In between the parking garage and my office, though, they're lining the street.
@Bexsy tripped me out for a second because I thought..wait is that a fence posts? Those cicadas do get big in them parts. I had a little puppy who would find them and eat them 🙄 was so gross
I always have copperheads to deal with. Surrounded by my woods on one side pasture and brush and ponds on others. Them coming for cicadas is all i need
