#specifically it was really similar to the periodical cicadas that come out every 13 & 17 years

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I grew up holding a lot of bugs, I've held probably thousands of insects and spiders in my lifetime

But i was only a few years ago that at bird sat on my hand for the first time. It was just a cockatiel and idk what I was expecting bc birds have little dinosaur feet with claws but my first reaction was "this is UNCANNILY similar to having a large spider or cicada on my arm"

#small bird feet feel rly similar to large bug feet. especially when they're moving #specifically it was really similar to the periodical cicadas that come out every 13 & 17 years #so much so that when one landed on me and walked up my arm i had flashbacks to being a kid and holding cicadas