Taken for this weeks Totally Informal Transglobal Challenge "Keep Moving".
Other entries can be seen at http://forum.pbase.com/viewtopic.php?t=33716

On one of my alternative routes home I decided to stop at a spot I thought might prove interesting.
I noticed one or two of these beetles on the leaves in the tree and tried to get a few shots, although
getting close made them run for cover. I assumed they were only dotted around until I noticed piles of
thousands of them on the ground under the tree. As you can see, the fence blocking my access to the
tree had a post that was covered in them. Curiously they were only around the one tree. I'm not sure
what the tree was or what this particular infestation was!!
Given the proliferation and red eyes I can't help thinking of a cicada - any ideas?