It was the size of a sparrow and flying around our light at Tangalle (South of the Island)
2006-08-28 23:02:55 · 12 answers · asked by intelligentbutdizzy 4 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
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2006-08-29 00:00:12 · update #1
Its body was solid, ridged across its width, and when it was on the ground it stood an inch high maybe more - but its wings weren't visible then.
2006-08-29 04:29:47 · update #2
If it was black and the size of a sparrow it almost certainly wasn't a cicada.
My guess would be some sort of scarab.
Can you add any more details to your description?
2006-08-29 00:08:10 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Size of a sparrow would probably be a Cicada.
But www.arkive.com could be good place to start looking.
You will need to follow a few links from there, as the net has not as yet a comprehensive animal database for the layman.
Would be different if you knew the phylum and order in Latin.
Even I, a naturalist of 25yrs have that problem.
Good luck - it might take awhile.
Otherwise look up Cicada and start from there.
2006-08-28 23:19:04 · answer #2 · answered by Simon D 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-01 01:05:14 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Kinda difficult now. You could try goin down to the Natural History Museum or even try a Zoo
2006-08-28 23:41:26 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to a bookstore and look at bug identifying books. Maybe you can find it. Even ask a sales person for help finding the right section....^-^
2006-08-28 23:15:41 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
look up a web site of Sri Lankan Flaura and Fauna.
2006-08-28 23:06:48 · answer #6 · answered by paul m 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Look on the internet.
2006-08-28 23:27:56 · answer #7 · answered by gr_bateman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's little fruit bat, I saw few when I was there during Tsunami.
2006-08-28 23:09:24 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you mean on vacation? That's right dumb*ss! Its called vacation!!!
HAHAHAHAHAHA !!!!! Silly British people.
2006-08-28 23:06:33 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Maybe it was a bat!
2006-08-28 23:06:05 · answer #10 · answered by Texas Cowboy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋