25 CICADA SHELLS - 2022 Mississippi Annual Cicada Locust Shells Exoskeleton

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(25) CICADA SHELLS - 2022 Mississippi Annual Locust Shells / Exoskeleton
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Field-collected 2022 annual cicada shells collected in central Mississippi (Meridian). Ethically-sourced, sold as is/collected.
Excellent for (but not limited to): exhibit; education; food for insect-eating reptiles, amphibians & hermit crabs; curiosity; study; etc.
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“In Mississippi, annual cicadas begin appearing in June. Although they appear every year, they do not have a 1-year life cycle. Some live in pine forests, while other species are more common in hardwoods.
“Depending on the species, it takes 2 to 3 years or more for them to complete a generation, but the generations overlap so that some adults emerge every year,” Layton said.
Annual cicadas in Mississippi are winged and have greenish bodies and prominent, bulging eyes. Mississippi has 20 species of annual cicadas, mostly in the Tibicen genus, and their songs vary considerably.”