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Cicada Molting

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2bohemiansBeach Fanatic
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Just came across this .... and as freaky as it is, we thought it was pretty cool to see what actually happens with these bugs .....



http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Cicada_molting_animated.gif

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Matt J avatar
Matt JSWGB
#2
That was really cool, you can usually find the left over skins on pine trees during the summer.
2bohemians avatar
2bohemiansBeach FanaticAuthor
#3
That was really cool, you can usually find the left over skins on pine trees during the summer.

The leftover skins are all over our yard ... now we have a better understanding of why they are so loud ... it's the sound of them coming out of their skin :shock:
northshoreBeach Comber
#4
Ahhhhh! I wish I could do that! Thanks for the cool clip!:yikes:
Kurt avatar
KurtAdmin
#6
Whoah! :cool:
Franny avatar
FrannyBeach Fanatic
#7
Loved collecting them off pine trees as a kid!
Will B avatar
Will BModerator
#8
I kinda felt like that last night after eating too much dinner!

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