The life cycle of cicada, a specific insect type, is illustrated in the diagram.
Overall, the evolution of a cicada includes three main stages: egg, nymph and adult.
In the first stage, a group of cicada eggs is laid inside grooves of a tree branch. It stays here for two to seven months before falling down to the ground.
Under the ground, cicada begins its second phase namely nymph. It spends most of its whole life living here, in tunnels near tree roots, which may last as long as 17 years.
After such a long time going through the nymph period, it returns to the tree branches to reach the final stage in the development process. On the tree, it clings to a trunk, then slowly moults its old skin, lasting from 20 to 150 minutes. The new skin marks it as an adult cicada, having the ability to lay eggs, making the next generation of this specie.
The life cycle of cicada, a specific insect type,
is illustrated
in the diagram.
Overall
, the evolution of a cicada includes three main stages: egg, nymph and adult.
In the
first
stage, a group of cicada eggs
is laid
inside grooves of a
tree
branch. It stays here for two to seven months
before
falling down to the ground.
Under the ground, cicada
begins
its second phase
namely
nymph. It spends most of its whole life living here, in tunnels near
tree
roots, which may last as long as 17 years.
After such a long time going through the nymph period, it returns to the
tree
branches to reach the final stage in the development process. On the
tree
, it clings to a trunk, then
slowly
moults
its
old
skin, lasting from 20 to 150 minutes. The new skin marks it as an adult cicada, having the ability to lay eggs, making the
next
generation of this specie.