The picture illustrates the various stage in the life of the cicada.
Overall, there are three steps in the process, beginning with the cicada eggs inside of tree branches and ending with the matute cicade moult its old skin and start lay its eggs.
The process begin with the cicada eggs clinging inside of the tree trunk. After two to seven months, the eggs start cracking and the larva arises after the eggs crack. The nymph will live underground. Here, the nymphs start digging tunnels which are near tree roots. They spend two to seventeen years to growing and maturing. In this step, the nymphs start creating a hard shell to protect itself.
After two to seventeen years, the nymphs grow to the full length and weight and becoming cicada. They will come out underground and begin to moult old skin, which is light brown color shell clinging in the tree trunk. They spend 20-150 minutes to doing this step. After moulting its old skin, they will have a wings and start a new life cycle of an adult cicada.
The picture illustrates the various stage in the life of the cicada.
Overall
, there are three steps in the process, beginning with the cicada eggs inside of
tree
branches and ending with the
matute
cicade
moult
its
old
skin and
start
lay its eggs.
The process
begin
with the cicada eggs clinging
inside of
the
tree
trunk. After two to seven months, the eggs
start
cracking and the larva arises after the eggs crack. The nymph will
live
underground. Here, the nymphs
start
digging tunnels which are near
tree
roots. They spend two to seventeen years to growing and maturing. In this step, the nymphs
start
creating a
hard
shell to protect itself.
After two to seventeen years, the nymphs grow to the full length and weight and becoming cicada. They will
come
out underground and
begin
to
moult
old
skin, which is light brown color shell clinging in the
tree
trunk. They spend 20-150 minutes to doing this step. After
moulting
its
old
skin, they will have a wings and
start
a new life cycle of an adult cicada.