Cicada Shells or larval cases Locationless, Locationless, Locationless
By
Cybergran V on 28-Jan-20. Waypoint GA14398
Cache Details
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| Type: | Locationless |
| Container: | Other |
| Proximity: | 161m |
Description
Take a photo of a cicada larval shell attached to a branch or trunk of a tree
Cicadas are amazing creatures that live underground for 13-17 years.
Having emerged from the soil they crawl up the nearest tree and emerge from their larval shells as a flying insect.
Then the cacophony of sound begins as the males make the raucous sound to attract the female.
The female makes a clicking sound to attract the male.
Their life cycle above the ground is only for a couple of weeks
Cicadas do not bite, are harmless to people, in fact they are considered a very nutritious delicacy in some countries where they are consumed as food.
When cicadas expire they provide an incredible amount of nutrient to the soil below.
CONGRATULATIONS to minniek on FTF
Hints
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Logs
An abandoned larval case found tonight while we were out looking for another cache. The required photo is included with the log. Thanks Cybergran V for the cache.
As we live on average we often see cicada cases on the bark of trees.
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Perfect time of the year for this cache. Cicadas are out in force!
I just walked in our backyard and on just one Tea Tree there were over a dozen cicada shells. There are even a couple on our metal shed's walls!
The last few times our young geoniece has come from Geelong for a visit, she goes around wuth a small bucket and collects them!
TFTC
I just walked in our backyard and on just one Tea Tree there were over a dozen cicada shells. There are even a couple on our metal shed's walls!
The last few times our young geoniece has come from Geelong for a visit, she goes around wuth a small bucket and collects them!
TFTC
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Found these shells while finding a previous DNF at Glenmore Park NSW
TFTLC
TFTLC
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While in the garden with the wife we found this shell.
Thanks for the cache Cybergran V.
Thanks for the cache Cybergran V.
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Found this little remnant while in the garden the other day.
Thanks for the locationless Cybergran V.
Thanks for the locationless Cybergran V.
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Mr Shifter was playing with his macro lens today and photographed a cicada shell, not even realising it was a locationless cache.
How lucky are we to come across this rather large cicada emerging from its shell. 
We watched it for a while, saw its wings slowly unravel and take their shape.
Thanks Cybergran V.
We watched it for a while, saw its wings slowly unravel and take their shape.
Thanks Cybergran V.
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2020 is a very good year for cicadas.
Perhaps in the great cycle of things in nature they knew they would be required this year to nourish the soil and help seeds germinate, to renew the devastation of our bushfire burnt landscape.
When out in Everton at the Murmungee Basin this weekend the sound of the cicadas was almost deafening.
It is a wonderful sound to hear, to know these little creatures are enjoying years of having been underground, to emerge, help prune some vegetation, find a mate and create a new cycle.
Be grateful when you hear their sound, it is only for a brief time, and is the sound of new life and nourishment to our land.
Perhaps in the great cycle of things in nature they knew they would be required this year to nourish the soil and help seeds germinate, to renew the devastation of our bushfire burnt landscape.
When out in Everton at the Murmungee Basin this weekend the sound of the cicadas was almost deafening.
It is a wonderful sound to hear, to know these little creatures are enjoying years of having been underground, to emerge, help prune some vegetation, find a mate and create a new cycle.
Be grateful when you hear their sound, it is only for a brief time, and is the sound of new life and nourishment to our land.
