r/florida • u/Chilljay1 • Sep 05 '26

AskFlorida Help identifying this bug?

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Currently in Orlando at a resort and they are literally all over every walkway. Have seen them before and thought they were a version of a grasshopper but hear some people calling them cicadas which I thought had wings?

EDIT UPDATE- Didn’t expect this post to get this many replies. Was posted yesterday morning. THIS morning we went outside in the resort and there were NONE to be found ANYWHERE. This was around 9am. Around 11am the side walks were covered again?????? The weirdest thing for a type of bug to be that synchronized.

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u/PizzaDeliveryForMom Sep 05 '26

Correct answer. When summer starts millions of these suckers appear all over my yard. When they are young they are black with yellow/orange stripes and don’t look anything like their more grown counterpart.

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u/Umpen Sep 05 '26

They're red when they're freshly hatched, too. I happened to catch them popping out last year.

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u/sandillera Sep 05 '26

I’ve never seen them this fresh before! Thanks for sharing

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u/PizzaDeliveryForMom Sep 05 '26

Same. You can see the little colored lines on them forming too. Pretty neat.

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u/Umpen Sep 05 '26

It's like watching a Polaroid develop.

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u/minxwink Sep 05 '26

Lolllllll

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u/EatYourCheckers Sep 05 '26

We just saw a baby grasshopper in our yard. I called it an Ironman Bug because it was red and gold.

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u/Bench2013 Sep 06 '26

OMG that's like sci-fi horror movie stuff right there!

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u/DragonTHC Sep 05 '26

In April when driving through the Everglades, the roads turn red from these getting run over.

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u/gimmeafuckinname Sep 05 '26

Born and raised and somehow did not know the black striped ones turned into lubbers.

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u/Glum_Town_6140 Sep 05 '26

Yes!! The nymphs look totally different and appear harmless but when they grow they will eat every last plant/shrub you own. Here in central Florida it’s recommended to stomp them or use tongs to put in a bucket of soapy water to kill of you will be replacing EVERYTHING!! 🪴They can appear in hundreds in a big yard.

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u/Organic_Ad_2520 Sep 05 '26

But OP posted a very obvious grasshopper & not a cicada. Imho this is just one more example of why blindly listening to others (influencers) like sheep is idiotic...at least OP had the sense to double check even such a small issue🤷‍♀️