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Date Photo Taken: 07/02/2012
Location: Marietta, GA
Posted By: GrowitFirst

Notes:

This is creepy. At first I thought it might be a cicada but that’s not what the pictures look like on the internet

1. Bobby Flower Fanatic says:

   Well you are exactly right about the cicada. Search a little farther an you’ll learn about their exoskeleton. There is even a U-tube time lapse video of the metamorphosis. Bring popcorn!

   July 2nd, 2012 at 7:31 pm

2. Buck Unregistered says:

   This is a stage in the development of the cicada. This form emerges from the ground and crawls (very slowly) onto a tree, twig, etc., and waits. The back will split, and a cicada will emerge. It is really interesting. It thrilled my children, and I can’t wait to show it to my grandson. The dry shell is interesting for children to collect.
   Buck

   July 2nd, 2012 at 8:46 pm

3. Louise Unregistered says:

   The “creature” in your picture is the shell of a cicada. As it grows, it periodically sheds its too-small skin. The shells can frequently be found on the bark of trees.

   July 2nd, 2012 at 11:12 pm

4. Kirk Unregistered says:

   It is the empty husk of a cicada.

   July 3rd, 2012 at 10:04 am

5. GrowitFirst Leaf Lover says:

   Thank you Bobby, Buck, Louise and Kirk. These are really gross. But I will watch the You Tube video. But not with popcorn – maybe with some wine.

   July 3rd, 2012 at 2:15 pm

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