A translucent cicada exoskeleton shell left gripping a tree held in place with a cobweb in the Townsville Common in North Queensland, Australia.


The cicadas (/sɪˈkɑːdə/ or /sɪˈkeɪdə/) are a superfamily, the Cicadoidea, of insects in the order Hemiptera (true bugs). Cicadas have prominent eyes set wide apart, short antennae, and membranous front wings.


Size: 2890px × 4335px
Location: Townsville Common, Townsville, Queensland, Australia
Photo credit: © Photography By Marco / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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