Cicada shell
![Close-up view of a brown, empty shell that looks exactly like a live cicada, complete with antennae and individual hairs](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/full_width/public/thumbnails/image/14477992698_cb62eddf7a_o.jpg?itok=TpuidYBH)
Detailed Description
USGS Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab.Roooooarrrrrr!, Danger, creature from the black lagoon. Or...not. Here we have a close up look at the many interesting features that are left behind when a cicada emerges. This one was in my backyard and left his/her full body suit behind on the shed. Insects are just weird sometimes, how do they go from something that looks like a land crab to a zippy green flying bombardier?
Sources/Usage
Public Domain.
Cicada, shell, upper marlboro, md_2014-07-10-19.57.12 ZS PMax
USGS bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab on flickr