Insect Life Cycle: The Periodical Cicada (Second Edition)

Details the life cycle of the periodical cicada, stressing its unique survival techniques. Traces the cycle from egg laying, through the long years underground and the emergence from the nymph stage, to the mating of the mature adult. Uses time-lapse photography to show the nymph emerging from its skin, hardening, darkening, and developing the wings of a mature adult.

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