Goodbye Randy!

I felt very lucky to have been a part of Randy’s life. Even if it was just a short time. Though in the over scheme of Randy’s adult life I witness 16% of his adult time. Which in human years would be about 10 years. If I calculated it right. FYI I let him go yesterday. ๐Ÿ™‚ Adult cicadas only live about two weeks.

At the bottom of the jar about to be released.

The big moment, freedom!

Was Randy ok? Well, I nudged his wing to check further. And he moved ever so slowly.

Randy definitely was most cooperative!
Last top view!
Randy goes for the scruffy look up close. ๐Ÿ™‚
Randy didn’t seem to be any hurry to go anywhere while I was looking. And goodness he really blended in. So I decided to complete my walk in our woods. That was about 15 more minutes. He was right where I had left him. Then I said my farewell. A couple hours later I returned and Randy was no where to be found. Have a good life Randy!

Once home I took photos of Randy’s former self, the exuvia.
Since I now know how to tell a male and female cicada apart, I took the rear photo. The female cicada’s abdomen tapers to a pointed abdomen. Males are rounded. So now I will be looking to see if this obvious with an exuvia.
So I am keeping Randy’s exuvia and plan to compare future exuvia. Indeed I will let you know what I find. ๐Ÿ™‚

Thanks to Randy! And fare thee well!

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6 Comments

  1. Good luck Randy. Iโ€™ve been laughing at movies for years when they attribute the hawk call to an eagle. But it sure sounds good๐Ÿ˜„

  2. I think of cicadas as the insect analogy to sloths. Not ecologically but because they move s-o s-l-o-w-l-y…๐Ÿ™‚

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