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A newly emerged cicada resting on an empty exuvium, while pumping fluids to its wing and waiting for the body to harden before taking its first flight. View part of the emergence process here: http://orionmystery.blogspot.com/2009/08/how-to-create-animation-from-still.html
| Brand: | Canon |
| Camera: | Canon EOS 40D |
| Lens: | 210mm |
| Recording media: | RAW (digital) |
| Date Taken: | 4 May 2012 - 12:15 PM |
| Focal Length: | 210mm |
| Lens Max Aperture: | f/4.0 |
| Aperture: | f/13.0 |
| Shutter Speed: | 1/5sec |
| Exposure Comp: | +2/3 |
| ISO: | 200 |
| Exposure Mode: | Aperture-priority AE |
| Metering Mode: | Multi-segment |
| Flash: | Off, Did not fire |
| Title: | Cicada emergence |
| Username: | 
orionmystery |
| Uploaded: | 10 Jul 2012 - 1:50 PM |
| Tags: | Cicada, Close-up / macro, Emerged, Emergence, Exuvium, Larva, Metamorphosis, Nymph |
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| Votes: | 26 |
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Very cool to see this - I have the exoskeletons all over my garden, and the noise at night and day to remind me the cicadas have emerged. Never seen one emerge though, so thanks for this.
Anne
Thanks for the comments, everyone, much appreciated 
Thanks for the SA, admin!
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