Posted by John on August 07, 2008 at 07:57:41:
I'm in Michigan and I've recently seen these huge insects in a neighbor's lawn. There are many burrow entrances in the lawn and I've seen the thingys making them: about the size of a hummingbird (no exaggeration!), brown bodies with pale strips on the abdomen (at least). They also fly around making a loud buzzing sound. These are NOT cicadas, which I have photographed. Oddly enough, they are only in one neighbor's lawn, not anybody's elses, that I've seen. Any ideas?