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Metamorfosis chicharra o cigarra

Cicadidae

Description:

Tienen pequeños ojos muy separados en la cabeza y cuatro alas transparentes o translúcidas. Las alas anteriores son grandes y muy visibles, mientras que las posteriores son más pequeñas y quedan ocultas cuando no está volando. Las ninfas viven dentro de la tierra de 4 a 17 años (dependiendo de la especie) y se alimentan de la savia de las raíces. Después de ese período, cavan túneles, suben a los árboles se aferran al tronco con sus patas y sufren una muda (cambio/metamorfosis), transformándose en adultos con alas y genitalia desarrollada listos para el apareamiento.

Habitat:

Sobre el tronco de un árbol en el Jardín del Turia, Valencia.

Notes:

Interesante reportaje de cambio de piel de chicharra: http://www.friki.net/fotos/27134-cambio-...

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10 Comments

eulalia rubio
eulalia rubio 12 years ago

Animais: Tus palabras acerca de la melodía de la cigarra me han recordado aquella Fábula...

Hasta el próximo encuentro por Noah.
Un saludo.

animaisfotos
animaisfotos 12 years ago

Eulalia,
pt: Entendo perfeitamente o espanhol. As palavras são muito similares.
es: Entendo perfeitamente o espanhol. As palavras são muito similares.

pt: algumas coisas são diferentes, mas no final consegues entender no significado
es: algunas cosas son diferentes, pero al final se puede entender el significado

Belíssima sequência de fotos. O canto das cigarras é o anúncio de um verão de calor e quando a saudade desse tempo já é grande, lembramos o canto como se se trata-se de uma bela melodia.

Duas Línguas muito próximas, assim como nossas terras e o amor pela natureza
um abraço,
APaz

mariajo
mariajo 12 years ago

Chulísimo. No lo había visto todavía.
Veo que no has colgado nada, yo lo estoy intentando pero no me abre las fotos. Tengo una rabia.

eulalia rubio
eulalia rubio 12 years ago

Thanks for the translation, but has not been considered an important word in Spanish is spelled "muda/cambio" (change) meaning that leaves your skin or shell and leaves him a new different individual (metamorphosis).

JohnMatzick
JohnMatzick 12 years ago

Thanks but I only translated into English what the spotter had written in the desciption.

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 12 years ago

Thanks John.
I find good description with most spottings only with Eulalia, Gordon and Dan's spottings. Alice, Isabela and Caroline also put good info. Most new spotters find not putting even observational info.

JohnMatzick
JohnMatzick 12 years ago

Here's the translation as best as I can do:
Small eyes widely spaced and four transparent wings. The front wings are big and very visible while the back wings are small and not visible when it's not flying. The nymphs live 4-17 years underground (depending on the species) and feed from juices extracted from roots. After this they dig out holes and climb trees where the attach themselves to the bark and they morph into adults with wings and reproduce

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 12 years ago

I not read translation, but its look like a nymph, wings are not developed.

eulalia rubio
eulalia rubio 12 years ago

Gracias por tu comentario. Pero... el sonido es algo molesto, sobre todo cuando nos recuerdan que hace muchísimo calor (aunque ellas no tengan la culpa).
¿Entiendes español? espero que sí.

animaisfotos
animaisfotos 12 years ago

Strange noisy creatures, but still missing there singing's. Summer just started here and only in one month or two I'll be able to hear them again. Thanks for sharing.

eulalia rubio
Spotted by
eulalia rubio

Valencia, Comunitat Valenciana, Spain

Spotted on Jun 22, 2011
Submitted on Jun 22, 2011

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