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02-DEC-2006

2 december Cast of a cicada

I'm not sure it is a scorpion but all points out to it. I found this specie today on the veranda. Thanks to Bob B. I know now that it is a cast (shed) of a cicade. Pictures of Bob you can find on http://www.pbase.com/bbellngr

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Bob B.02-Dec-2006 13:33
Found a shot that I have on PBase:
http://www.pbase.com/bbellngr/image/65317108
Bob B.02-Dec-2006 12:33
It is the cast (shed) skin of a cicada (related to aphids and plant hoppers), and insect that lives underground sucking on tree roots, then emerges as an adult to live shortly in the trees, singing it's heart out for friends and a mate. The white threads are the everted linings of it's spriacles, which are the tubes insects take in air through during respiration.