The cicada bush by Helen Betts

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28-May-2021

The cicada bush

There were two bushes like this in a garden on Mass Ave., although I haven’t seen cicadas taking over other plants in the neighborhood. Maybe they like hydrangea or whatever it is. I also don’t know what phase these cicadas are in, but clearly not adults. Maybe this is just what they left behind.

Best to view in "Original" because other versions resized by Pbase are decidedly
unsharp.

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Julie Oldfield		01-Jun-2021 01:38
Eeeks. That’s a creepy find. It’s almost like the plant grows them.

Don Mottershead		30-May-2021 19:25
Yes, those are probably exoskeletons. I found this video of a cicada moulting. Fascinating, and slightly creepy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bw1MFdlmWyA

joseantonio		30-May-2021 03:35
lovely green tones.V.

fotabug		30-May-2021 00:12
They are definitely there, even if not all over!

bill friedlander		30-May-2021 00:11
Wow! They are all over the place.

Dennis Hoyne		29-May-2021 23:57
A hardy plant soon to nourished by the exoskeletons.

Carl Carbone		29-May-2021 23:47
How cool! They haven't emerged here ... yet!

LynnH		29-May-2021 23:10
That's really quite interesting!

Hank Vander Velde		29-May-2021 22:32
That's a lot of cicadas. I wonder how they can coordinate their once every 17 years appearance, They don't have cell phones so how do they communicate that its time to surface. on mass, all the same year and not staggered as would seem more reasonable????

Raymond Ma		29-May-2021 22:06
So neat to see this once every 17 years...I read that they were actually good fertilizer for plants when they die and decompose. V

Jola Dziubinska		29-May-2021 22:02
Nice capture, once in 17 years :)