Emerging Cicadas (64K Warning)

[Leorooster]

I saw this guy coming out from the soil at about 8:00pm. I kept checking on this guy, but it didn't have any sign of emerging until 11:00pm. Here are some pics that I took. The last pic was taken at about 1:00am and I just couldn't stay awake to see further development. Anyway, hope you enjoy the series ;)


#1 - Just came out from the ground at about 8:00pm
http://i.pbase.com/g4/56/616156/2/63176829.9XOedQty.jpg



#2 - At about 8:30pm
http://i.pbase.com/g4/56/616156/2/63176830.0NB2zB03.jpg


#3 - I kept checking on this guy every 1/2 hour. This was taken at about 11:00pm
http://i.pbase.com/g4/56/616156/2/63176831.CYQEljW6.jpg


#4 - Another view
http://i.pbase.com/g4/56/616156/2/63176832.pibdYlNz.jpg



#5 - Finally came out all the way from the shell at about 11:20pm
http://i.pbase.com/g4/56/616156/2/63176833.oWsB0Mld.jpg



#6 - Another view. Does it look cute ???
http://i.pbase.com/g4/56/616156/2/63176834.gtqMX6Gf.jpg



#7 - The wings and body were still very wet at about 11:30pm
http://i.pbase.com/g4/56/616156/2/63176836.VPbaqBKR.jpg



#8 - Drying up and getting bigger and bigger - around 11:45pm
http://i.pbase.com/g4/56/616156/2/63176838.GBp8oST6.jpg



#9 - Another one
http://i.pbase.com/g4/56/616156/2/63176839.JKchUV5V.jpg



#10 - Full expansion, but sill very soft - at about 12:30am
http://i.pbase.com/g4/56/616156/2/63176841.zVakSSw7.jpg



#11 - Last one before I went to bed.
http://i.pbase.com/g4/56/616156/2/63176842.agtNbRCq.jpg

[Omri Alon]

Great series :D They are very sharp with lot of detail. I really like the color of the wings in the last two :)

[melvynyeo]

Impressive :D That's the first time I've seen this process though they are fairly common here. Well done and thanks for sharing :D

[Leorooster]

Great series :D They are very sharp with lot of detail. I really like the color of the wings in the last two :)

Thanks! I too love the color of the wings. It's like jade ;) Just beautiful :)

[Leorooster]

Impressive :D That's the first time I've seen this process though they are fairly common here. Well done and thanks for sharing :D

Thanks Melvyn! This is very common here as well, but it's only my first time observing this. I usually just see the empty shell :lol: The next thing I would like to observe is emerging dragonfly :), but I think I need to wake up very early in the moring :rolleyes:

[Bald Eagle]

Leo, this has to be one of your Best Series, I am very jealous. Fantastic Work and Extremely Impressive. Kudos to you Sir.:D :D :D :D :D :D :D

[MAH]

What a great series, do they hibernate in the soil, or are they born there and come up and shed their skin. I have to agree on the excelent wing colour :)

[chemicalbro]

fantastic series Leo great colours and all are very sharp

[LordV]

Amazingly beautiful series- excellent. These newly emerged bugs have such wonderful colour- always reminds me of jade or frosted glass.
Brian V.

[Leorooster]

Leo, this has to be one of your Best Series, I am very jealous. Fantastic Work and Extremely Impressive. Kudos to you Sir.:D :D :D :D :D :D :D

BE, thanks for your extremely kind words. I was just lucky to encounter such an amazing instance ;);) :D :D

[Leorooster]

What a great series, do they hibernate in the soil, or are they born there and come up and shed their skin. I have to agree on the excelent wing colour :)

Hi Mark, these guys actually actively live underground. They can live underground for as many as 17 years before they come up to the surface. Sadly, once they come up, their life span is about a couple of weeks :( Thanks! :)

[Leorooster]

fantastic series Leo great colours and all are very sharp

Thanks, Alan! I too love the colors of this guy.

[Leorooster]

Amazingly beautiful series- excellent. These newly emerged bugs have such wonderful colour- always reminds me of jade or frosted glass.
Brian V.

Thanks, Brian! I have to agree with you thta newly emerged bugs are so beautiful and have wonderful colors. I always enjoy seeing them emerging from one stage to another ;) Hopefully, I will have a chance to see an emerging dragonfly ;) Thanks!

[waussie]

Amazing series, amazing pictures, did I mention the series is amazing? :)
I don't usually look in the Macro forum as macro for the sake of macro does nothing for me.
You certainly used it well to show that process.

[dazzlebea]

Just poking my head into the macro forum for a quick look-see and wow am I glad I did!!! Outstanding work and yes, I think #6 looks cute :)

[Elphaba]

Beautiful!!!! Love how you caught the stages it went through. We had a huge cicada showing here in MD, a couple of years ago... I miss their sound... it was so mesmerizing.

[dpastern]

Very lovely series Leo - this is something you don't always get to see, thank you! Very sharp, lovely colours. They really are finely textured!

Dave

[Leorooster]

Amazing series, amazing pictures, did I mention the series is amazing? :)
I don't usually look in the Macro forum as macro for the sake of macro does nothing for me.
You certainly used it well to show that process.

Thanks, Waussie! I am glad that I saw this process first-handed. Emerging is one of the most exciting thing to see ;)

[Leorooster]

Just poking my head into the macro forum for a quick look-see and wow am I glad I did!!! Outstanding work and yes, I think #6 looks cute :)

Thanks! I am glad that I captured this moment and am able to sharing it with all of you ;) Wish I could capture more in the future ;)

[Leorooster]

Beautiful!!!! Love how you caught the stages it went through. We had a huge cicada showing here in MD, a couple of years ago... I miss their sound... it was so mesmerizing.

Thanks, Elphaba! I think this guy came out a bit early as they usually come out in August. I don't see another cicada around :) Thanks again!

[Leorooster]

Very lovely series Leo - this is something you don't always get to see, thank you! Very sharp, lovely colours. They really are finely textured!

Dave

Thanks, Dave! I certainly agree with you that we don't see this often. I think I am just lucky enough to spot this guy coming out from the ground. On top of that, I actually did not expect to see cicadas around this time of the year, as they normally come out in August. :)

[Paul A]

Excelent series Leo.

[beckybun]

Amazing captures!

[Leorooster]

Paul / Becky - Thank you very much! I'm glad you like them ;)

[Athena]

EXCELLENT series! I especially like 5, 6, and 11.

[MarkoPolo]

Wonderful shots, Leo. This series brings back childhood memories from 50 years ago. We would catch as many of these coming out of the ground as we could and set them on our screen door. Brown (orange yellow when wet) were common, the blue green ones were quite rare. I remember thinking those were some of the prettiest colors I had ever seen. I felt my memory must have exagerated that, but your captures bring it all back, including the three orange red "eyes". Thanks so much for sharing.

[Leorooster]

EXCELLENT series! I especially like 5, 6, and 11.

Thanks for your very kind words, Athena! #5 & #6 are definitely my favorites too :)



Wonderful shots, Leo. This series brings back childhood memories from 50 years ago. We would catch as many of these coming out of the ground as we could and set them on our screen door. Brown (orange yellow when wet) were common, the blue green ones were quite rare. I remember thinking those were some of the prettiest colors I had ever seen. I felt my memory must have exagerated that, but your captures bring it all back, including the three orange red "eyes". Thanks so much for sharing.

Mark - I am glad that you enjoyed the series. I wish I could do what you did when you were a kid. It must be really fun doing this. If I see that many here, I probably would still do what you described ;) Thank you for sharing your experience ;)

[kross]

awesome series.... now i know how they emerge.... thanks for sharing!:D

[Leorooster]

kross - thanks for your kind words. I'm glad that you like it ;)

[PAS Photography]

Very impressive... Great follow thru on the shots capturing its progress from the larva stage to adult (i think thats what one would call it). The images are very crisp clear and the color is great.

[Leorooster]

Very impressive... Great follow thru on the shots capturing its progress from the larva stage to adult (i think thats what one would call it). The images are very crisp clear and the color is great.

Thanks for your very kind words :) I was lucky enough to witness this process. I wish I could stay even later to capture the moment when it was ready to fly away, but I was just sleepy ;) Thanks again!

[CarsRFun]

great series ... i have never seen them like that before!
Thanks!

[eccles]

David Attenborough would love these. Awesome...

[Leorooster]

Thanks CarsRFun and eccles foryour kind words ;)