They can be heard buzzing in the summertime, and sometimes the empty skin of a cicada can be found clinging to a tree, but have you ever come across a cicada as it was molting?
Troy resident and professional photographer Bob Krizmanich did – and he got it on video.
"It's the first time I have ever come across a cicada, much less one emerging from it's shell," Krizmanich wrote in an email to Troy Patch. "I was lucky to notice it, and when I did, I ran and grabbed my camera and tripod."
Krizmanich said he spent more than an hour filming the cicada last August until his memory card ran out of room. He then "cranked up the speed" of the video by 1,250 percent for a neat time-lapse video of the critter.
"I hadn't done anything with footage until yesterday when I saw (Troy Patch's) photo on Facebook," he said. "So thank you for inspiring me to edit and upload."
For more photos from Krizmanich, visit www.bobkrizmanich.com.
R Jeppostol
2:57 pm on Thursday, July 26, 2012
Hey, I saw this on National Geographic. Just kidding, Nice video Bob!
Kelly Martin
11:14 pm on Thursday, July 26, 2012
Bob you are so talented! Nice work.