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Is this a cicada? What is it doing?

I saw this green insect which appears to be a cicada on top of this brown looking shell like body. What exactly is going on?

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  • 6 years ago
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    Your follow-up question with the photo was well-answered. But briefly, yes, it is a cicada. It is emerging from its exoskeleton after coming up out of the ground, where it has spent many years. Different species spend different amounts of time underground. Here is a 2013 article about it:

    http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/After-17-y...

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