Cicada Molting

[2bohemians]

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

 

[Matt J]

That was really cool, you can usually find the left over skins on pine trees during the summer.

 

[2bohemians]

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:

 

[northshore]

Ahhhhh! I wish I could do that! Thanks for the cool clip!

 

[2bohemians]

Wow .. dragonfly photo

wow ... check out this dragonfly photo we stumbled across

http://discovermagazine.com/2008/may/02-what-is-this-an-extra-from-yellow-submarine

 

[Kurt]

Whoah!

 

[Franny]

Loved collecting them off pine trees as a kid!

 

[Will B]

I kinda felt like that last night after eating too much dinner!