Cicada nymph shell...

Phone shot. You'll never see a cicada nymph in the daylight. They stay underground until they're ready to shed their skin and become an adult. I found this one attached to the deck railing. More info here - http://bugeric.blogspot.com/2009/09/cicada-shells.html

[Susan Wakely]

What a great capture and detail.

[JackieR]

Wonderful details, will you now have to endure lots of cicada noise??

[Mags]

@wakelys Thank you very much, Susan.

@30pics4jackiesdiamond Thanks, Jackie. It's a noise we hear all summer long here, but it's not constant.

[JudyG]

Wow - great shot!

[Esther Rosenberg]

Such a creepy shot, lol...but cool too!

[Mags]

@365jgh Thank you very much, Judy.

@dutchothotmailcom Thank you so much, Esther.

[Larry Steager]

We are starting to see them on the trees. Very cool shot.

[Mags]

@larrysphotos Thank you, Larry.

[Phil Howcroft]

oh no it is very scary !!

[Mags]

@phil_howcroft LOL! The cicada is gone.

[LManning (Laura)]

We found one on a fence post just the other day. Amazing how the skin stays virtually intact.

[Mags]

@ljmanning With that perfect split down the middle of the back. They've always fascinated me. =)

[Diana]

Such a terrific capture and details, I have never seen one in real life.

[Kathy A]

We get these everywhere in summer

[haskar]

Great close up.

[Mags]

@ludwigsdiana Thank you, Diana.

@kjarn Cool!

@haskar Thank you very much, Haskar.

[Bucktree]

They are really bussing here right now. In the past, one of my dogs would catch them and you could hear it bussing in his mouth.

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Eek! LOL I hate cicadas. Great capture, though.

[Pam]

Wow! I have never seen one at this stage. Awesome phone shot.

[Mags]

@dkellogg LOL! If Will could catch one, I'm sure he would. That's cool.

@mittens Ha ha. They're harmless. Thanks, Marilyn.

@pamalama Thank you very much, Pam.