MacroChallenge - Hanging on for dear life

The photo below is my entry for MacroChallenge Week 1.
It is the molted shell of a cicada bug hanging out on a tiger lily leaf.
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Here's another image of a molted cicada shell.
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This year, the Washington DC area experienced an unexpected early arrival of the 17 year cicada Brood X, which is expected to fully emerge in 2021.


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Photos by @jaymorebeet, taken on June 26, 2017 using Canon EOS 7D MarkII / Canon Zoom Lens EF 24-70mm 1:2.8 / F5 / 1/125sec / ISO5000

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