_MG_8108 Can't warm up to this one! by Isabel Cutler

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12-JUL-2007

_MG_8108 Can't warm up to this one!

Not one of your more loveable bugs! Could it be a cicada? I believe the eyes were white, but they're reflecting the flash. (It's on a tomato plant leaf.) Robin, below, says it's a cicada skin. Thought I'd give youtube a try and found this! http://youtube.com/watch?v=go4MqVq9HVM Update: It's a cicada exoskeleton.

Canon EOS 20D
1/200s f/20.0 at 60.0mm iso200 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto

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Carrie		26-Aug-2007 23:14
Yep, the discarded skin of a cicada. These things are stuck to our trees alot. Wish I could find one BEFORE it molted.

Guest		14-Jul-2007 02:57
Ugly guy:-)

Guest		13-Jul-2007 10:40
The sharpness really reveals the ugliness of this thing :)

Guest		13-Jul-2007 08:47
Whew! It is an ugly rascal, but great shooting none the less.

Ellie Kanary		13-Jul-2007 03:32
Ugly all right but good shot. Ellie

Digipets		13-Jul-2007 02:14
I would not sacrifice the tomato for this guy, Although I love to hear the cicadas sing. Denise

Guest		13-Jul-2007 00:45
What a beautiful photograph, but what an ugly critter! Tammy

Robin		13-Jul-2007 00:29
That is the shedded skin of a cicada. See the split down the back...that's where it exited.

Judith Barnett		12-Jul-2007 20:27
I don't know but you captured his uglyness well! Judith

Guest		12-Jul-2007 20:19
Euggggh! That is a nasty looking bug, but you photographed him beautifully! LOL

Guest		12-Jul-2007 20:06
Ewwww Patty

Michele Rodgers		12-Jul-2007 20:00
Ok ... now you have gone too far. This guy is just nasty looking!

Graham Tomlin		12-Jul-2007 19:57
looks scary regards Helen

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