What is this huge fly called?

Question

My brother and I live in Michigan. About 30 north-west of Detroit. And we were walking down our street and he stepped on this fly.

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Answer 1

Cicada

Answer 2

It's a cicada.  They leave their exoskeletons all over our trees here in ohio.  

Answer 3

It's a Dog Day Cicada, Tibicen linnei. Belongs to the Order Homoptera. So called "Dog Day" because it is active during the hot & humid "dog days" of August, it also emerges in July and Aug.  AKA annual cicada.  Completely harmless to humans. Feed on plant tisues, lay/deposit eggs in plant tissues and small tree branches. Smaller trees can suffer much damage from a heavy load of cicadas.