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Psaltoda moerens
Discarded cicada skin and cicada. Cicada nymphs exit the ground and they then molt (shed their skins), on a nearby plant and emerge as adults. The abandoned skins remain, still clinging to the bark of trees. They make really loud sounds during summer.
Was the second photo taken in Canberra? This is a Razor Grinder cicada - not normally found in the ACT
Spotted on Dec 17, 2010
Submitted on Apr 17, 2011
