A black-and-white photo of a person mid-air in a Superman-style body suspension pose, supported by multiple hooks in their back and legs, smiling joyfully toward the camera. They are suspended horizontally in a large indoor space with high ceilings and visible rigging. A group of onlookers—some seated, some standing—watch with expressions of admiration, amusement, and support. The atmosphere is lively and communal, capturing a moment of shared experience and transformation.

What kind of red-eyed freak is that?

I’m talking about the red-eyed freak bug on the chin of the red-eyed freak human by the way, not the other way around (photo: Tinaxo, Newcaste, Australia).

Comments

92 responses to “What kind of red-eyed freak is that?”

  1. Lexci Million Avatar

    Is that for real?? HOLY SMOKES! I’d shoot it off.

  2. Lexci Million Avatar

    Is that for real?? HOLY SMOKES! I’d shoot it off.

  3. The Eternal Avatar

    That’s a cicada, I believe.

    /bug expert

  4. The Eternal Avatar

    That’s a cicada, I believe.

    /bug expert

  5. emilia Avatar
    emilia

    yay cicadas!!

    cicadas are the loudest insects on the planet
    /bug expert

  6. emilia Avatar
    emilia

    yay cicadas!!

    cicadas are the loudest insects on the planet
    /bug expert

  7. Rob Avatar
    Rob

    Totally a cicada. They rule, as long as they’re not continually falling out of trees and into your convertible.

    /bug expert

  8. Rob Avatar
    Rob

    Totally a cicada. They rule, as long as they’re not continually falling out of trees and into your convertible.

    /bug expert

  9. Anselm Avatar
    Anselm

    Yeah, but what KIND of cicada is it?

    /so not a bug expert

  10. Anselm Avatar
    Anselm

    Yeah, but what KIND of cicada is it?

    /so not a bug expert

  11. B Avatar
    B

    i’d probably crap myself if one of those ever landed on me. i’m not a bug person.

  12. B Avatar
    B

    i’d probably crap myself if one of those ever landed on me. i’m not a bug person.

  13. an0nymous_vamp1re Avatar

    Yep, definitely a cicada (more commonly known as a locust in some places). I grew up on Locust Street in NY, and it was named that for a reason. You couldn’t walk 5 feet outside without seeing one of their shells on a branch or plant. Don’t even get me started on the noise they make!

  14. an0nymous_vamp1re Avatar

    Yep, definitely a cicada (more commonly known as a locust in some places). I grew up on Locust Street in NY, and it was named that for a reason. You couldn’t walk 5 feet outside without seeing one of their shells on a branch or plant. Don’t even get me started on the noise they make!

  15. Kyrenna Avatar
    Kyrenna

    Those flies are cool 🙂

    /coolness expert

  16. Kyrenna Avatar
    Kyrenna

    Those flies are cool 🙂

    /coolness expert

  17. defekter Avatar
    defekter

    Bugs aren’t my thing. That photo made me cringe a bit. I remember going to a park for a stroll, and I walked underneath a tree just swarmed with June Bugs… scared me a lot. They’re also very noisy, large, and harmless.

  18. defekter Avatar
    defekter

    Bugs aren’t my thing. That photo made me cringe a bit. I remember going to a park for a stroll, and I walked underneath a tree just swarmed with June Bugs… scared me a lot. They’re also very noisy, large, and harmless.

  19. violentjayne24 Avatar
    violentjayne24

    great pic .. I really like it … when I was 17 my town had a mordid infestation of the “17 year cicada ” It was crazy … you had to carry a tennis recket with you when ever you left the house to combat the millions of sceamin swarming locusts trying to dive bomb your head lol …. to bad this guy wasnt here looks like he would have been in heaven lol

  20. violentjayne24 Avatar
    violentjayne24

    great pic .. I really like it … when I was 17 my town had a mordid infestation of the “17 year cicada ” It was crazy … you had to carry a tennis recket with you when ever you left the house to combat the millions of sceamin swarming locusts trying to dive bomb your head lol …. to bad this guy wasnt here looks like he would have been in heaven lol

  21. Nicko Avatar

    I winced. Bugs scare the piss out of me for some reason. Incidentally, I wish more people wore larger-gauge nostril rings (that looks like about an 8, maybe a 10, am I right?), especially guys. I think they do a lot more for the face than studs or smaller rings

  22. Nicko Avatar

    I winced. Bugs scare the piss out of me for some reason. Incidentally, I wish more people wore larger-gauge nostril rings (that looks like about an 8, maybe a 10, am I right?), especially guys. I think they do a lot more for the face than studs or smaller rings

  23. Nascent Avatar
    Nascent

    The cicada appears to be an abdomen amputee, and most likely of species variety: Dead cicada.

    /entomologist

  24. Nascent Avatar
    Nascent

    The cicada appears to be an abdomen amputee, and most likely of species variety: Dead cicada.

    /entomologist

  25. ÈMþRê§§ Avatar
    ÈMþRê§§

    Please humour me, someone tell me its a plastic joke bug 🙂

  26. ÈMþRê§§ Avatar
    ÈMþRê§§

    Please humour me, someone tell me its a plastic joke bug 🙂

  27. swirly king of kings Avatar

    it wasnt plastic…it was dismemebered…and it just loved the foul odour of Poo.

  28. swirly king of kings Avatar

    it wasnt plastic…it was dismemebered…and it just loved the foul odour of Poo.

  29. tinaxo Avatar

    DUDE!!!

    TO THE BEAT YO A BODY ROCK YO!!!

    I knew our tripped out adventures up in the dunes would make it somewhere.. ModBlog suits it Just Fine!!

    ++

  30. tinaxo Avatar

    DUDE!!!

    TO THE BEAT YO A BODY ROCK YO!!!

    I knew our tripped out adventures up in the dunes would make it somewhere.. ModBlog suits it Just Fine!!

    ++

  31. Panties Avatar

    poo is my hero

  32. Panties Avatar

    poo is my hero

  33. lilish Avatar
    lilish

    violentjayne24- where do you live?

  34. lilish Avatar
    lilish

    violentjayne24- where do you live?

  35. Vegeta Avatar
    Vegeta

    OH MY GOD! IT’S DEAD!!!!!!! AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

  36. Vegeta Avatar
    Vegeta

    OH MY GOD! IT’S DEAD!!!!!!! AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

  37. pox Avatar

    Hahahaha go team Poo. I’ll give you beads to eat it!!1111111

  38. pox Avatar

    Hahahaha go team Poo. I’ll give you beads to eat it!!1111111

  39. Prophet Avatar
    Prophet

    I had a friend eat one of those things for 100 bucks. It was the most disgusting thing I’ve ever seen. That thing was alive and screaming as he ate it. Bleh!!!!!!!!

  40. Prophet Avatar
    Prophet

    I had a friend eat one of those things for 100 bucks. It was the most disgusting thing I’ve ever seen. That thing was alive and screaming as he ate it. Bleh!!!!!!!!

  41. HereKittyKitty Avatar
    HereKittyKitty

    We’ve got big cicadas in south Texas. Haven’t seen the red eyed guys, yet.
    But they are deafening loud…and if you get hit by one flying by, damn they’re solid. (They don’t steer very well.)

  42. HereKittyKitty Avatar
    HereKittyKitty

    We’ve got big cicadas in south Texas. Haven’t seen the red eyed guys, yet.
    But they are deafening loud…and if you get hit by one flying by, damn they’re solid. (They don’t steer very well.)

  43. Edible Clowns Avatar

    ugliest Labret ever!!!!!

  44. Edible Clowns Avatar

    ugliest Labret ever!!!!!

  45. wish_I_were_a_dragon... Avatar

    I love Cicadas. I like listening to them.

  46. wish_I_were_a_dragon... Avatar

    I love Cicadas. I like listening to them.

  47. silicun Avatar
    silicun

    thats nbo cicada its a poo

  48. silicun Avatar
    silicun

    thats nbo cicada its a poo

  49. silicun Avatar
    silicun

    thats no cicada its a poo

  50. silicun Avatar
    silicun

    thats no cicada its a poo

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