The Shell
The Cicada shell, In the final nymphal instar, they construct an exit tunnel to the surface and emerge. They then molt (shed their skins), on a nearby plant for the last time and emerge as adults. The abandoned skins remain, still clinging to the bark of trees. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Cicada_molting_animated-2.gif
Photograph taken at our home in Montgomery, Alabama: August 0, 2010
The Shell
The Cicada shell, In the final nymphal instar, they construct an exit tunnel to the surface and emerge. They then molt (shed their skins), on a nearby plant for the last time and emerge as adults. The abandoned skins remain, still clinging to the bark of trees. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Cicada_molting_animated-2.gif
Photograph taken at our home in Montgomery, Alabama: August 0, 2010