Holding the Cicada Nymph exoskeletons we found under the trees
Today we went to the park by the library with our friends. While we were playing under the trees we found lots of cicada exoskeletons. I kept calling them locusts, because that is what I thought they were until we got home and looked them up. Locust and Cicadas are very similar. These were cicada though.
Cicada nymphs live underground for up to 17 years drinking sap from tree roots. Then they dig their way up with sharp claws. When they get to the surface they molt and fly away with new wings.
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