Closeup of a 17 year locust or magicicada

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Closeup of a 17 year locust or magicicada This cicada is a large noise-producing insect of the order Homoptera. The adult has a stout body, a wide, blunt head, protruding eyes, and two pairs of membranous wings. This particular species called Magicicada has a 17 year life cyle which is the longest known life cycle of any insect.

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Size: 5144px × 3420px
Location: Lexington, Kentucky, USA, Lexington, Kentucky, United States of America
Photo credit: © Jim Lane / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: 17, america, cicada, cicadas, close, close-, closeup, dry, flies, homoptera, insect, insects, macro, magicicada, noise, noisy, north, periodic, shrill, states, united, usa, year