Cicadas - nymph, tenereal, adults

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Cicada nymph. Sorry for clipping the feet. Merged from two MPE65 shots. Hadn't bought my 60mm F2 yet at that time.
Cicada nymph IMG_7633 merged copy by Kurt (orionmystery.blogspot.com), on Flickr

Emerging cicada
Emerging cicada IMG_1649 copy by Kurt (orionmystery.blogspot.com), on Flickr

photobombed by an unidentified flying insect!
Emerging cicada IMG_1660 copy by Kurt (orionmystery.blogspot.com), on Flickr

Tenereal
Emerging cicada IMG_1664 copy by Kurt (orionmystery.blogspot.com), on Flickr

Adult
Cicada IMG_4756 copy by Kurt (orionmystery.blogspot.com), on Flickr

Cicada IMG_4762 copy by Kurt (orionmystery.blogspot.com), on Flickr

Cicada IMG_9262 copy by Kurt (orionmystery.blogspot.com), on Flickr

Cicada fallen prey to a huntsman spider, high up on a tree. You might need to spend some time to find them.
Huntsman spider with cicada IMG_3728 copy by Kurt (orionmystery.blogspot.com), on Flickr
 
As always a great set Kurt, this year being my 1st year at doing Macro I thought i would get a few Cicada to shoot but me thinks something to do with the very mild winter we had here, result was 50-60% less than normal so I didnt get the chance.
anyway back to your set, the emergence is a great thing to see and capture, as always you have got everything in shot and with 1st class clarity, I think I speak for most on here with that.
For me, Tenereal and the 1st Adult shots are the best of the bunch.
Thanks again Kurt. :)
 
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As usual Kurt another superb set of images I like them all very much indeed, but for me #3, #4, & #5, are just "Amazing".(y)

George.
 
Graham said:
As always a great set Kurt, this year being my 1st year at doing Macro I thought i would get a few Cicada to shoot but me thinks something to do with the very mild winter we had here, result was 50-60% less than normal so I didnt get the chance.
anyway back to your set, the emergence is a great thing to see and capture, as always you have got everything in shot and with 1st class clarity, I think I speak for most on here with that.
For me, Tenereal and the 1st Adult shots are the best of the bunch.
Thanks again Kurt. :)
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Thanks, Graham. I'm lucky. They emerge here all year long!

G.K.Jnr. said:
As usual Kurt another superb set of images I like them all very much indeed, but for me #3, #4, & #5, are just "Amazing".(y)

George.
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Thank you, George.

Tintin124 said:
Sublime set as per usual Kurt, I'm so jealous of all the bugs you get.
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Thanks, Bryn. They can be hard to find too at times.

T0p cat said:
The lighting is superb on this. Are they fake big teeth to scare off attackers?.
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Thanks, Top Cat. I am actually not sure what those gas-mask like thingy is for :D
 
Very cool! Love the emerging ones! I hope to be able to get a dragonfly doing something similar at some point. They have these large cicada's in the south of Spain where I usually go a couple of times a year, so I'll keep a look out. They are much easier to hear than they are to find!
 
TimmyG said:
Very cool! Love the emerging ones! I hope to be able to get a dragonfly doing something similar at some point. They have these large cicada's in the south of Spain where I usually go a couple of times a year, so I'll keep a look out. They are much easier to hear than they are to find!
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Thanks, Timmy. I don't get to see emerging cicada too often either. However, there was a spot where I found many of them emerging at the same time! I have found emering dragons and damsels too at that place. Anyway, good luck! They are a miracle to witness and so fascinating to photograph!
 
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