We were outside letting the dogs out and saw alocust (aka:Cicada) starting to come out of it's
shell, so I grabbed my camera and took a bunch
of pictures! I thought this one was very unique 'cuz it
was more of a bluish green and the ones I've see are usually
are bright green and/or brown.But this one was unusually pale
and bluish. Very pretty. Now before we go to the pictures, I'm
gonna give ya the scientifics of it all. Ahem...They stay
underground for 12 to 17 years (during this time they are in
nymph stage) and while they are down there
they drink liquids from tree roots. After the 12 to 17 years
are over, they climb out and find something to hold on to.
Then they start wiggling out of the old skin and get to
where about half of their body is out of the shell,
then they start shaking the rest of their way out.
Once they are little more than half way out, they lean
back and expand their wings. They do that for a while,
then once their wings are unfolded, they climb back on
the shell and dry out.When they've dried and the new
shell has hardened, they are then in adult stage. Next,
they climb a tree and go on their merry way! Later on,
they find another locust(cicada), mate, lay eggs, and die.
Kinda sad, I know...Lets get on to the little eggs, shall we?
As I was saying, those little eggs will hatch just like every
other egg and little baby locusts will crawl underground
and the whole thing starts ALL over again!
And there ya have it!
WHEW!...Now you can look at the pictures.
Enjoy!
