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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Cicada Time
From: jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Thu, 12 May 2011 12:36:52 -0500
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Thanks, Henning.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Henning Wulff" <henningw at archiphoto.com>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2011 12:34 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Cicada Time


> There are apparently a couple of thousand cicada species, with one 
> American species having a 13 or 17 year life cycle. We camped once in 
> northern California among the redwoods when the 17 year cicadas were 
> emerging. In a couple of days we left because we were being totally 
> overrun. Sleeping was also a problem, although since the sound was 
> pretty continuous one got used to it to a certain degree, but what a 
> racket!
> 
> Great photos, Jim. You've captured the emergence very well.
> 
> 
> 
>>We are told that the 13-year Cicadas are coming out of hibernation 
>>in Middle Tennessee.  When I picked up the newspaper this morning, I 
>>saw one clinging to the mailbox post.
>>
>>The first image shows the recently emerged Cicada clinging to its 
>>old shell while drying out.
>>http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Cicada+63.jpg.html
>>
>>The second image shows the size and markings of the Cicada.
>>http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Cicada+64.jpg.html
>>
>>It is still amazing to me that all of that insect can emerge from a 
>>slit in the back of the shell.
>>
>>Comments and critiques welcomed.
>>
>>Jim Nichols
>>Tullahoma, TN USA
>>
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> -- 
> 
>       Henning J. Wulff
>  Wulff Photography & Design
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