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Adrian Davies / Cicada turret, or chimney, formed by underground larva. Sabah, Borneo.
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MYN / JP Lawrence / 13-Year Periodical cicada (Magicicada tredecim) Oxford, Mississippi, USA. Meetyourneighbours.net project
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Claudio Contreras / Emerald cicada (Zammara smaragdina) on leaves. Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve, Chiapas state, Mexico.
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Claudio Contreras / Emerald cicada (Zammara calochroma) on stem. El Cielo Biosphere Reserve, Mexico.
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Doug Wechsler / Cicada nymphs emerging after 17 years underground, climbing up tree en masse to undergo metamorphosis, Princeton, New Jersey, USA, June, 2021.
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Doug Wechsler / Cicada nymphs emerging after 17 years underground, crawling over dead and weakened nymphs, then climbing up tree to undergo metamorphosis, Princeton, New Jersey, USA, June, 2021.
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Doug Wechsler / Cicada nymphs emerging after 17 years underground, climbing up tree en masse to undergo metamorphosis, Princeton, New Jersey, USA, June, 2021.
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Doug Wechsler / Hundreds of Periodical cicada (Magicicada sp.) nymphs ascending a tree trunk to metmorphose, Princeton, New Jersey, USA. June.
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John Cancalosi / 17 year Periodical cicada (Magicicada septendecim) larva molting with teneral adult emerging. However emergence stopped due to cold weather, adult unable to leave exuvia. Brood X cicada. Maryland, USA...
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John Cancalosi / Periodical cicada (Magicicada septendecim) teneral adult moulting, being attacked and eventually consumed by ants, Maryland, USA, May.
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Doug Wechsler / Periodical cicada (Magicicada sp.) nymph in emergence tunnels prepared weeks before emergence, French Creek State Park, Pennsylvania, USA. April 2021
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Doug Wechsler / Periodical cicada (Magicicada sp.) nymph in emergence tunnels prepared weeks before emergence, Rockville, Maryland, USA. May 2021