A body shell left behind after a cicada has moulted, near Hania, on Crete, Greece.

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Size: 5200px × 4740px
Location: Hania, Crete, Greece
Photo credit: © Nigel Hicks / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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