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Emerging 17 year periodical Cicada and a discarded pupa #218883394
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A 17-year Magicicada emerges from the exoskeleton of its earlier instar by molting the earlier form and allowing its new exoskeleton to harden in the open air. It will be a teneral intermediate form until its exoskeleton hardens. Below the remains of a cicada that molted earlier are visible.