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Adult Periodic Cicada emergence from pupal case

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John Ghent

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Adult Periodic Cicada emergence from pupal case

Cicada (aka 17 year locust) emerging from pupal case

s. sabine krause 10/05/2012 15:30
great shot indeed! love the innocent, "eager-for-life" look in his red eyes: 17 years in the darkness of the ground were more than enough. finally some light!!! ; ))) i know i'm anthropomorphizing here but i just couldn't resist! enjoyed reading your elaboration on how this shot was taken, too – a collective emergence, or in other words: ask not what your cicada can do for you but what you can do for your cicada… ; ))) greetings, sabine. p.s.: i once witnessed a similar phenomenon. amazing how the gulls would move into the suburbs to stuff themselves on the newly emerged!
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John Ghent 16/12/2011 14:02
Photo was taken during the mass emergence of the 17 Locust (periodic cicada). There were a lot of emergence going on, just had to find the one at the right height of the tripod and light.
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Bethedream 16/12/2011 12:36
great shot! how did you time to be there right in this moment? incredible....
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Brian Cathie 09/12/2011 22:47
Excellent image
Great Macro work

Regards
Brian
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