Cicada Exoskeleton
By Bathgate
- 7 Dec, 2018
- 5 likes
A PULSATING cicada sheds its exoskeleton after living underground as a nymph for seven years. Can you see the covering where the eyes were? How about the large front legs used for digging? Ugly yes, but harmless and fascinating - in his own way!
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Unimpressed that you didn't get much closer in though!
He's ready for his close-up Mr DeMille😄
10 Dec, 2018
That explains why he's been hangin' out there the past 3 months.
10 Dec, 2018
It's Bugge Davis!
10 Dec, 2018
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How extraordinary Paul . . . seven years!
7 Dec, 2018