cicada shell
Molted bug casing
The hollow exoskeleton left behind when a cicada molts, clinging to tree bark or walls.
Cicadas shed their nymphal shells as they emerge as adults, leaving behind these ghostly husks that children collect and sometimes wear as badges.
The shells are fragile, translucent, and perfectly preserve the shape of the insect: We found cicada shells all over the oak tree.
- exoskeletonExternal skeletal structure
- shed skinCast-off epidermis
- moltShed outer covering
- huskDry seed covering
- summerYear's warmest season
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- molts
- exoskeletonexoskeleton, chitin, cuticle, integument, procuticle
- cicadas
- protective structuresexoskeleton, carapace, cuticle, elytra, clamshell
- Periodical Cicadasbrood