The largest Cicada in America, it can grow up to 3 inches
It is now just a discarded exoskelton
Cause the Cicada grew too big for its britches.
(Special thanks to today's guest photographer, Tanya Poindexter.)
Location: East Point, GASources:
- https://bugguide.net/node/view/6968
- https://www.cicadamania.com/cicadas/megatibicen-auletes-germar-1834-aka-northern-dusk-singing-cicada/ - Make sure you check out this link, it has some cool video of the Cicada shedding it's exoskeleton.
Photo © 2021 Tanya Poindexter and text © 2021 Dee Fairbanks Simpson
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