Cicada emerging a few nights ago. These guys will soon fill the summer days with sound. As they emerge, I'm reminded of the colors of an intricate enameled brooch. This is not the "periodic cicada" that emerges every 17 years.... it's the "annual" cicada.... meaning it appears every summer. Even so, this one still lives underground in its nymph stage for 2-5 years, emerging as an adult and then spending only a few weeks mating and laying eggs before dying.
