My daughter found the young cicada on our front walk. I decided to do something I've been wanting to do since I was a child in the mid 1960's. Get a series of photos showing a cicada emerging from its shell.

I placed the young cicada on an oak tree in my backyard and set my camera gear up for a shoot. I did a series of 50 images that turned out very well from start to finish (12:30 am to 3:30 am). Since rules allow posting a few images, I will post one from the middle of the sequence and two from the end for ID purposes.

Tibicen auletes are very common in my area and I have a yard with many large oak trees. One can hear these cicadas singing their beautiful songs in the late summer evenings of July/August.

Can someone confirm the ID? I would be most grateful,

Scott