Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Watching a Cicada Emerge



A few weekends ago I was able to see one of the most amazing things I have seen in my life. I got to witness a cicada emerge from its shell. I have never witnessed this before and am sure it was one of those rare things anyone ever witnesses. After all they spend most of their life underground. I think this particular species actually spends between 13-15 years underground beofre emerging as an adult. It was so cool to witness. The whole family got to watch it happen. Hubby discovered it on a flower stem and cut the stem and moved it to a bug box. We took some pictures but only a few turned out.


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