by Diane Fahey
names from all corners of a continent:
eastern sandgrinder
northern double drummer
western bent-winged cicada
Tasmanian hairy cicada
names offering ingredients for a story:
blue moon brown bunyip
frog cicada tiger prince
golden emperor floury baker
chocolate soldier sand fairy
names obscure and/or evocative:
smoky buzzer yellow Monday
greengrocer cherrynose
razor grinder treeticker
firetail lamplighter
From:
Mayflies in amber
Last updated January 14, 2019