Some very nice macro shots, Jim.
Chuck Norcutt
On 5/11/2011 10:26 AM, Jim Nichols wrote:
> We are told that the 13-year Cicadas are coming out of hibernation in Middle
> Tennessee. When I picked up the newspaper this morning, I saw one clinging
> to the mailbox post.
>
> The first image shows the recently emerged Cicada clinging to its old shell
> while drying out.
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Cicada+63.jpg.html
>
> The second image shows the size and markings of the Cicada.
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Cicada+64.jpg.html
>
> It is still amazing to me that all of that insect can emerge from a slit in
> the back of the shell.
>
> Comments and critiques welcomed.
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
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