cidadas and inaturalist
40 years ago when I was in my mid teens living in Arlington, Texas, I would climb trees to collect the various cicada species calling in the area. Back then there was seemingly no way possible to even remotely identify anything, but it was nevertheless interesting to see the different varieties. Fast forward to today, a young person would easily get all of the species identified by posting them on inaturalist.
I find my interest in cicadas rekindled to some extent and am enjoying learning all the different species that occur in Texas.
