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These Loud Bugs Are Coming To Georgia And South Carolina

Grovetown Woman Is Making Cicada Jewelry

A 17 year old cicada bug sitting on a blade of grass that was taken in western NC. These red eye bugs don’t come around too often since they spend 17 years underground as larvae.

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Tee has worked with KICKS 99 for over 24 years as Operations Manager and Program Director and is on-air each afternoon 3p-7p. When he’s not working, you’ll find him traveling the back roads, taking pictures, and searching for the next dive diner. Favorite place to visit? That’s easy. Folly Beach, SC. He’s usually there at least a few times a year. He lives in North Augusta and on Saturdays in the fall, you’ll find him cooking out and watching his Clemson Tigers. Tee likes to write about travel, Augusta local dive bars and diners and destinations in the Carolinas, as well as new business.