Periodical (17 year) cicada, Magicicada septendecim, adult emerging from final molt

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Size: 6207px × 4784px
Location: northern New Jersey
Photo credit: © Martin Shields / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: 17, 17-year, adult, arthropod, arthropoda, cicada, cicadas, cycle, emergence, emerging, exoskeleton, final, homoptera, homopterid, insect, insecta, life, life-cycle, locust, magicicada, metamorphosis, molt, molting, periodical, septendecim, transformation, transforming, tree, trunk, year, yr