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! :)
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Comments (19)
DRAKELOT
Impressive macro Jean-Luc !
Diemamker
Spooky how it looks like it could just walk away... Great photo!!
anianiani
Wow..I like the clarity and focus..
drifterlee
Very cool macro, Jean -Luc!
magnus073
You did a nice job on another very cool capture, Jean-Luc
flavia49
impressive macro
Jean-Luc_Ajrarn
Thank you, all! :)
bebopdlx
So alien looking, excellent find.
MrsAjrarn
This view looks scarier than the previous one! Another very nice shot!
doarte
Love your 'insect' photographs, by far the very best out there!
Jean-Luc_Ajrarn
Thank you, all three! :)
blinkings
Nice. These get sooooooooooooooooo loud around here.
whaleman
Thank you! This shot really cleared up my questions!
Jean-Luc_Ajrarn
Thank you, you two! :)
Jay-el-Jay
Another spectacular shot.
moochagoo
Such a nice "monster" !
Jean-Luc_Ajrarn
Thank you! :)
tommorules
Great photo, though lacking EXIF, which is always useful for us "non-casual" onlookers :)
Jean-Luc_Ajrarn
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...