KarenRoberts

Bug Stud~~~~Get a room!

Cicada shells vertical on a tree trunk. taken 8-08-10..These were all over the trees in positions like this!

I wish to thank BEASTMASTER for some w...
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Cicada shells vertical on a tree trunk. taken 8-08-10..These were all over the trees in positions like this!

I wish to thank BEASTMASTER for some wonderful information on these.

These are immature Cicada shells. They live many years underground, then emerge at night, climb trees and branches. Then the cicada cuticle hardens. Once that happens the cicada emerge from it, pump blood into their wrinkled wings to make them strong and straight, then fly off to find mates.

This was featured in today's newsletter 10-05-10 as one of Top 10 Insect & Bug's Photos SELECTED BY VIEWBUG...Woo Hoo!
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Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XSi

settings

Aperture f/7.1 ISO 400 Shutter 1/200

upload_date

Aug, 2010

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2031

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Awards

Peer Award

Absolute Masterpiece

Outstanding Creativity

Top Ranks

Top 20 rank

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Platinum

too funny, lol

I have seen these skeltons this time of year all the time but never like this..what is weird as that there were lots otheres in this position..thank you for looking!

wow! Amazing photo!!! Lol..like your caption too!

Thanks bunches!

Congrats on the premium feature!!!

Thank you for the Conrats! A nice surprise to see first thing in the A.M.!

Thank you so very much for the Congrats! My first feature!

LOL!!:) Great find! Kinda makes me think of Sodom & Gomarro! Not sure of the spelling but you know what I mean!:)lol

LOL Paw! I do know who and what you meant! Honestly I have never seen so many in this pose shall we say as it was then...Thank you for looking!

Very Cool

I appreciate that Penny..First time I ran up on these exoskeletons in this position!
Thank you for looking!

Well, its a great macro, but its also hilarious with your perfect title. So they get it on, then move on, and leave their exoskeletons behind? Crazy.

Isn't it crazy tho? What is more crazy is that were dozens of pairs like this in the same tree. What a night that must have been! Thank you for looking.

woah.. all over the trees? that is weird! Great capture tho!!

Yeah the tree trunks like this were covered and the leaves of them too! I have more to post when I get half a chance. but it was a weird cool! Thank you for looking!

Great interesting shot! Love it

Thank you Keey! So many have shots of them just after emerging..I wish I could get a shot like that! But ya know I am glad I found these exoskeletons like this..Unique also! Thanks again!

Awesome! Well worth the spot in the newsletter

Thank you Connor! It sure was a good surprise! Thank you very much for your feedback!

This is a cool shot, no wonder it got featured!! Well done!

You are so sweet! I do very much appreciate your support!

Hilarious.. good capture but give 'em some privacy!

Isn't this an odd way to abandon your skeletons?! They were all over the place..I have never seen these on top of each other like this. Thank you for looking!

hahha funny!

It was unusual! Thank you!

Great Capture.

Thank you for the Conrats! A nice surprise to see first thing in the A.M.! Thank you for looking!

congrats!

Thank yo so very much Rhonda! A fabulous surprise!

Great capture! Congrats on the premium photo!

Thank you bunches for looking and for the Congrats!

Just FABULOUS. Great premium feature.

Thank you ! Thank You! I do appreciate your viewing!

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Great shot and congrats on the feature!!

Thank you VERY much Paul! I appreciate your viewing!

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Great Capture, Congratulations on your Premium Photo!

Thank you so much Wayne! I do value your input!

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A real winner! Congratulations on your Feature Photo!

Awe Susi! What a nice ting to say! Thank you for viewing!

woe great capture nice eye

Thank you so very much Stephen! This was the first time I had seen these in this pose!

Awesome !! Congrats on the feature and awards !!

Thank you Renee! Your feedback means so much to me. Thanks again!

Amazing! Super cool shot. Congrats!

I do appreciate this Congrats! It sure makes one Happy to be so noticed..And to have so many Congrat you..Thank you for looking!

These guys look serious. Great shot.

Would yo not loved to have been there through the night to see this fun evening! Thank you for looking!

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Great picture

Thank you VERY much Kelly! One of the most unusual bug poses I have seen! Thank you for loooking!

I can understand WHY this photo was featured, as it is a most wonderful capture of the cicadas life cycle. Congratulations on this find, and feature. Great capture!

You are so kind Mio! You have the best comments!

Great Title! My kind of pic! These boinga-boinga bugs are haunting with their hollow eyes & formidable claws! Grand Snap! Kim

I am very pleased as to your compliments. Many thanks! It was the strangest things to find..these Orgy skeletons all over the plants and trees!

This is so WOW! Great great shot!

Thank you so much! It was so weird seeng this. These totally covered some trees and bushes! Just like this. I have never seen anything like it!

Amazing capture!

One of the most unusual things I have seen! Thank you for looking!

Nice catch on the job. So natural.

One of the oddest sites I have seen. These were allover the place! Groups of them..thank you for looking!

Platinum

Lol, fantastic capture. A winner!!

When I took this photo these were all over the place like this, never saw 'em like that before. Uusally just a single one all over the place but this year? IDk! Thanks Xavier!