Found on the fence post...

First one of these I've seen in a long while, but I wasn't looking for them. Emptied the rain gauge and looked down and there it was - a Cicada skin. They're wasp killers and I need those around here!

[KV]

Great closeup... very sharp but pretty creepy... good that they kill wasps though.

[Mags]

@kvphoto Thank you, KV! They are a little creepy. Still I wish I could've watched it emerging from its old skin.

[Esther Rosenberg]

Wow, what a cool find..

[Mags]

@dutchothotmailcom Yes! Thank you, Esther!

[Thom Mitchell]

Very. Cool. Photo. !!!
I found one of these the other day, but it wouldn't have been nearly as photogenic as this specimen. Great lighting and focus!
As for food, it seems they lack mouth parts to eat vegetables (and, I assume other "animals"); see https://www.cicadamania.com/cicadas/what-do-cicadas-eat/

[Mags]

@rhoing Thank you, Thom!

[Phil Howcroft]

wow it is quite a scary macro shot maggie

[Mags]

@phil_howcroft LOL! Ya think? It's just the skin now - the cicada is gone.

[Corinne]

Looks like a golden sarcophagus!

[Mags]

@cocobella Yes! Never thought of it like that until you mentioned it.

[Danette Thompson]

That’s quite cool.

[Mags]

@danette Thank you, Danette! I thought it was a lucky find.