Cicada Molting (fast motion video)

[bichomaldito]

How wonderful. Mother nature is really amazing.

[RusianSpy]

Not one Pokemon joke...

[HelenHish]

sweet 

[XiaoReg]

The way their wings spread out is so damn coooooool. They have pretty wings, but they're still disgusting because they're insects ><

[kittenlover82]

man they must have been in labor forever!

[kittenlover82]

OMG it even grew new eyes

[MasterOfPuppets929]

ITS A BOY!!!!

[RRYoungs]

Yes this is a very educational video. I am disappointed there is no sound to help identify these late summer hummers.

[KRN762]

I had a few guys tell me they make good

catfish bait.

[davidthecook]

I love it! thanks for the video!

[p0eticd3ath]

you should totally put some music on this, and like right when it hits fast motion, change the song, or make it so theres more going on. it would be cool

[lthomas530]

Awesome!! I was showing my niece one of the empty shells and she asked me how they got out and here you go... thanks!

[bhs2229]

very cool...

[holdermacrae]

brilliant!

[Siraarongirl2]

2:31 - Ohhh! I'm giving birth! PUSH! PUSH!

[Subzero7899x]

i think of it as changing clothes

[R0WMaC]

Wow simply amazing, it's like magic.

[ihateemos4life]

When i was a kid when they left their shell things id crush it on peoples heads.... like a hand ful =)

[koloki8okorfas]

It's been a while since a video thrilled me so much. ty

[FreshmakerTV]

Hahaa

[pedromanyana]

cool vid - i like how their wings expand at the end, thats pretty cool

[EmdrGreg]

Stunning.  I think they're beautiful.

[Britt3333]

was there a male and a female? one's smaller that the other and greener... just wonderin'!!

[Gamefan8]

I remember these in Ohio, those shells where everywhere! It freaked my out!

[thelastakatsuki]

This ALWAYS gives me the creeps.

[geiton777]

bravo exelent video

[Jings0b]

Why do they hang around their shells even after they finish?

[dwebb210]

It takes a few hours before their exoskeleton and wings are dry/hard. Until then, they can't fly, and moving around would risk damaging their wings. So they just hang there until they are ready to fly away.

[dwebb210]

I am aware of no laws in the United States regarding the capture of these insects. They are far from being extinct. And yes, these were released after being filmed.

[supercellstorm]

It is the best video! I believe that the cicadas are of the Tibicen species of plebejus, you took them specially to film as they later emerge and to make with the video a Time lapse and thus see its evolution, because the truth you have had left very well, hopefully I I have a good videocamera and can make videos like which published ace of the cicada:) later you left them in freedom no? because these insects cannot be captured this in extinction danger.

Greetings.

[talkwheeler]

wut?