After emerging from the ground and shedding its exoskeleton, a 17-year cicada rests on a tree to allow its wings to dry.

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Photo credit: © Lori Epstein / Stockimo / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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Keywords: 17-year, beady, brood, bug, cicada, creepy, cycle, cyclical, ecosystem, exoskeleton, eyes, flying, harmless, insect, life, nature, night, phenomenon, stockimo, strange, unusual, winged