City - Columbia State - MARYLAND Country - United States
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My 3 Cicada posts today are dedicated to my fellow Marylander, the amazing Dan Lightner. Dan has inspired me with his incredible nature photos including two wonderful images of our beloved 17-year Cicadas.
This year's brood is now out and about, but not yet flying very much. Once they emerge and morph from their nymph stage, it takes a while for their wings to dry out. In the meantime, they can barely fly.
They are very docile and completely harmless. In their current state, waiting for their wings to dry, they are easy to persuade to hang around for a photo session.
This one was was the only one I found today with his wings spread. For some reason, he kept them this way, never folding them in. I caught him crawling up this parking sign. Actual exposure information: 1/80 sec @ f/6.3
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{K:19671} 5/18/2004