What the heck? At first glance I couldn't figure out what was stuck to the old cement street sign as I rounded the corner walking one of the dogs. I took a closer look and realized it was a discarded cicada casing. I hung onto the dog's leash with one hand and snapped an iPhone photo with the other. This deserved a more detailed view so I came back later with my Canon 7D.
We live on a wooded lot, home to many LARGE insects including cicadas. These guys make a loud screechy racket during the summer months, night and day. Check out Wikipedia's definition of
cicada for an eye-catching time lapse series of one molting. It's about halfway down the page on the right side. Kind of creepy but pretty cool, right?
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