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Metamorphosis of a cicada

In August in New Orleans we hear a lot of cicadas in our garden in the French Quarter. One night I saw one in the process of metamorphosis attached to a wall.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 08.2015
Date Uploaded: 11.2015
Photo Location: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America
Camera: iPhone 5s
Copyright: © Julia Cass