|  |  | Fascinating Images of a Cicada Shedding its Skin upload.wikimedia.org — Time series photos of a Tibicen dog day cicada moulting in Ohio, USA. In the final nymphal instar, cicadas construct an exit tunnel to the surface and emerge. They then moult (shed their skins), on a nearby plant for the last time and emerge as adults. The abandoned skins remain, still clinging to the bark of trees.More... (Odd Stuff) Comments Email Added 2008-04-07 02:20:06 MakiMaki