that you want to be linked, just click on the Add Image hypertext link below your first image. That opens a new submittal form, the image of which is automatically linked to the first one. Use this method with each new image in your series and all will be linked.

If images in the series show different species that are related by circumstance, as in the case of these photos, you can click on the Tag hypertext link below them. Thumbnail(s) of the image(s) you want to move to another destination appear at the top of the left column. They will remain there until you navigate to the classification you want to move them to, being sure to click the Images tab above. In the Images view you will see a Move Tagged Images hypertext link. Click on it and your images are moved even though they are still linked with their original series.

btw, flies do not lose their larval skins before pupating. While some fly pupae are quite ornate, others look more like darkened, hardened versions of their larval selves. Just make sure the pupa is in a lidded container so when it does emerge the fly will be trapped inside for you to photograph.

Thanks so muck. I was trying to figure out for quite a while how to link them all. I knew they couldn't be followed segmented like they were. Thanks. I will also keep my fingers crossed we still have some luck on it emerging.

This new image looks like a fly "puparium," which is essentially the last larval skin (the pupa would be inside of this). So, definitely do not give up on this. Might emerge next spring, though....

of a bot fly larvae. I had an injured chimpunk I was caring for that had a lump and what I know now is called a warble (breathing hole) on its side. A few days after I was given the animal a white parasite emerged. It turned dark brown just like your pictures and burrowed into the cedar shavings I had provided. I know bot flies burrow back into the ground after emerging from their hosts (you said yours headed for the potted plant), but I don't know if bot flies would latch onto a cicada. I know they usually find hosts such as rabbits, mice, cows and humans. I hope it emerges for you so we can all find out what it is. Good Luck!