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Tree cricket exoskeleton

Cicada (exoskeleton)

Spotting Image 1

Description:

The exoskeleton of a tree cricket left on a tree.

Notes:

There are 2,500 different species of Cicada. The name means "tree cricket". In Greek, it's "tzitzikas".

1 Species ID Suggestions

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mboland0418
mboland0418 12 years ago
None
Sacata Shedding. (not sure how to spell sacata)


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7 Comments

kyros.v
kyros.v 12 years ago

Thanks, Karen. My all-time favourite too!

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KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago

Awesome first spot kyros!
Welcome to the Community!

kyros.v
kyros.v 12 years ago

Thank you Sarah, feels great to be here!

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SarahWhitt
SarahWhitt 12 years ago

Nice shot!
Welcome to Project Noah, kyros!!

Ismael Chaves
Ismael Chaves 12 years ago

Great shot!

kyros.v
kyros.v 12 years ago

Thanks for the tip mboland0418! (thought it was Nopayahnah before, sorry)
ID confirmed: Found out it's actually "Cicada". Very common in Greece during the summer, but never saw its shell before...

Maria dB
Maria dB 12 years ago

Great capture!

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kyros.v
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kyros.v

Αποκεντρωμένη Διοίκηση Θεσσαλίας - Στερεάς Ελλάδας, Greece

Spotted on Jul 19, 2008
Submitted on Jan 22, 2012

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