The newly emerged adults are cream colored before their exoskeleton hardens:
And here's an adult with the nymph shell left behind:
Tuesday, June 03, 2008
A couple of Seventeen Year Cicada photos
I hiked a couple of trails around the Cincinnati Nature Center on Sunday and spotted scads of Seventeen Year Cicadas emerging. They weren't so numerous in the woods yet but along side the meadows there were hundreds.
The newly emerged adults are cream colored before their exoskeleton hardens:
And here's an adult with the nymph shell left behind:
The newly emerged adults are cream colored before their exoskeleton hardens:
And here's an adult with the nymph shell left behind:
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Beautiful photos. My attempts have been pathetic. They are all over my yard. Never seen so many. Totally fascinating.
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