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OftenBen  ·  2430 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: I found this Cicada emerging from his shell yesterday.

I don't mind the sound of cicadas, but I despise the nasty shells they leave behind. My favorite climbing tree as a kid was unusable for a few weeks after the molt because every favorite hand hold would have at least 2 or 3 of the crunchy little bastards on it.





user-inactivated  ·  2430 days ago  ·  link  ·  

    I don't mind the sound of cicadas, but I despise the nasty shells they leave behind.

Insect life cycles are weird and gross. Grubs especially so.

user-inactivated  ·  2430 days ago  ·  link  ·  

If you squint real hard and look at them at just the right angle, wax worms are kind of cute.

OftenBen  ·  2430 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I can appreciate the aesthetic value of them as an adult.

I also have a strong-ass tactile memory/disgust reaction of the shells unexpectedly crunching under my fingers and palms. Some biases remain even after they are identified.