Empty Shell
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- Carl_Constantine
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- Location: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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- Mike B in OKlahoma
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- Joined: Fri Aug 04, 2006 10:32 pm
- Location: Oklahoma City
I would love to photograph (both on a macro level, and a more "normal" scale of image) one of the big eruptions of these, but have never seen it. Have to settle for our modest-sized Oklahoma annuals.
Carl, since Sue hasn't been back, I'll tell you--It's the discarded shell of a cicada (aka "locust") larva. They live underground while growing into the adult form, then come to the surface, molt and abandon the shell you see here, and fly off to make an incredible racket and keep people awake all night!
Carl, since Sue hasn't been back, I'll tell you--It's the discarded shell of a cicada (aka "locust") larva. They live underground while growing into the adult form, then come to the surface, molt and abandon the shell you see here, and fly off to make an incredible racket and keep people awake all night!
Never observed the real thing myself either.
Nice shot, Sue. Here they appear around December/January, mostly at the foot of trees, up walls, never seen them on leaves like that. Mike's description of the ensuing racket is apt, although ours seem to observe a nighttime curfew. But many a summer interview on TV is marred by the background noise.
Nice shot, Sue. Here they appear around December/January, mostly at the foot of trees, up walls, never seen them on leaves like that. Mike's description of the ensuing racket is apt, although ours seem to observe a nighttime curfew. But many a summer interview on TV is marred by the background noise.
paul h