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Published: 2005-08-09 01:45:56 +0000 UTC; Views: 915; Favourites: 20; Downloads: 165
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I took this a few mornings ago at about 8 AM while I was walking my dog before work.I really liked how the insect was clinging to the shell that (I presume) he emerged from, as though he were clinging to his past. It reminds me of the way so many people cling to thier own pasts, from the former jock who peaked physically and socially in high school and spends the rest of his life reliving the "glory days" to the middle-aged divorcee who still finds thier identity in thier ex.
When I shared this with a friend yesterday, she saw a different interpretation, that of a metamorphosis from a dry, bland husk to a bright vibrant insect, a sort of growth and evolution.
So, interpret this either way you wish, or make up your own. But if you make up your own, be sure to share.
Another angle of this can be found in my scraps here [link]
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Oooh! iv heard them on visits to Turkey, so many times! I finally know what they look like.
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Great capture of metamorphosis, very interesting piece!
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Ughhhhh, *shudder* Thank god they only come out every 17 years. Do you know how hard it is to get these out of 3 feet of hair???
Like how you captured him before he dried and turned black.
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cicadas aren't they?
as children, we use to play with the shells of these when playing in our club house in the old oak tree in the backyard!
ah...memories of the good 'ole days!
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Yes, it's a cicada. We had a huge swarm of them a couple years ago. I heard that every 17 years they emerge in mass numbers like that. Weird.
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That you caught this in your camera is amazing! Great shot!
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The title matches perfectly!! Wonderful shot^^
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Thanks! And thank you for the fave also
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Your Welcome!!
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These things are cool, I used to catch them sometimes as a kid.: They're actually kinda big.:
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never in my life have I seen one alive that is THAT green. Cool shot.
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damn ! aren't insects just the coolest ! .......... feelin' the description .... both interpretations ....& then some ....
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Thanks! I like both interpretations as well.
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Great picture. Great gallery. All round greatness. =]
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Wow! I thought it was 2 bugs, but one with it's shell! 
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Thanks!
It was a really cool thing to see. I'm glad I had time to get my camera and take some shots.
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It's a cicada and the shell he came out of.
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great capture
The cicaidas sometimes here are called locus and if I remember right they have a 7 year and 14 year cycle and when they do come they eat everything but I use thier wings for some of the fairie images I do the wings are beautiful anyway the photo is excellent
Jeep
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Thanks! Our big cicada cycle was last year, but I'm seeing quite a few this year as well. Late bloomers, maybe.
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yep he came out of that alright, it's a cicada and we have them alllll over the place where I live, I'm always finding their shells everywhere and they're green and soft like that when they first come out., My friends and I watched one for 2 hours while it emerged from it's old skin.
I always thought they were kind of cute cuz they look like frogs to me
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Wow, I didn't know it took 2 hours for those to emerge. I bet that was really cool to witness.
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vibrant colors and a great metaphor. this piece is awesome.
too bad i dont like bugs...
haha, regardless, it's a great piece
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Amazing!!! I have these in my yard right now like crazy...the kittens catch the cicadas and eat all but the wings, hee hee. Several years back, we captured one emerging from it's shell on video. It was awesome! Pretty incredible creatures.
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Thanks!
That's cool you got that on video. I'd really like to witness something like that myself sometime.
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Really was amazing! Now, I watch my kittens catch them and eat them like chips! 
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i cant interpret this in any way really, im too simple
but i can say I LOVE CICADAS!!XD
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Thanks alot, and thanks for the 
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i like.....the shot has nice colour....and its show a good eye
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Thanks, glad you liked it!
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I think I prefer the second interpretation of renewal and starting over again -- emerging from the things that once constricted us and poised to take flight once again.
Yet it's frightening to stand at the threshold of such freedom. Should I hold on to what's familiar and comfortable?
No; life is for the living.
Beautiful.
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Thanks for the comment! Great viewpoint, couldn't agree more!
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Very nice inner meaning. The bright green insect is a LITTLE out of focus though 
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that's really freaky o_o I thought it was just eating another insect, but you were there so you know better 
Maybe this is a mother who's given her own body up to host some eggs, and she's now watching over it? One interpretation that likely doesnt have a shred of truth
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nice photo! I love how you've got it in such clear focus..the light shades of green are quite beautiful too!
My interpertation, if you didnt have a title, would be "Mine!" I thought the insect was eating the bug-like thing it was holding.
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Thanks very much!
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Wow nice capture and composition. I have always wanted to see that in person.
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