Cicada shell 2 by Jean-Luc_Ajrarn
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Here's another angle of the cicada larva empty shell, which was hidden under a rhubarb leaf (i was harvesting my rhubarb to make rhubarb preserve, as usual)... :)
It is amazing how much detail these have.
The dirt on it is from being underground, as the larva stays underground until it is time to dig itself up, to climb on something like a tree - or in this case a leaf - and get out as a cicada, leaving the shell behind.
The only "damage" to this shell was as usual a clean slit on the top of the back (from where the cicada extracts itself from it), as you can see on this shot.
The shell is not reflective, and it is translucent and transparent in places (eyes...).
MUCH better in full view... just saying. ;)
Comments welcome, thanks for looking! :)
Previously: "Cicada shell"
Comments (19)
Impressive macro Jean-Luc !
Spooky how it looks like it could just walk away... Great photo!!
Wow..I like the clarity and focus..
Very cool macro, Jean -Luc!
You did a nice job on another very cool capture, Jean-Luc
impressive macro
Thank you, all! :)
So alien looking, excellent find.
This view looks scarier than the previous one! Another very nice shot!
Love your 'insect' photographs, by far the very best out there!
Thank you, all three! :)
Nice. These get sooooooooooooooooo loud around here.
Thank you! This shot really cleared up my questions!
Thank you, you two! :)
Another spectacular shot.
Such a nice "monster" !
Thank you! :)
Great photo, though lacking EXIF, which is always useful for us "non-casual" onlookers :)
Thank you. :) I am trying to save good quality JPEG without being too heavy, and the EXIF data gets lost in the process. It is not important to me, as i am not a professional photographer anyway...