This male Magicicada tredecim was emerging from its nymphal case about 10 p.m. on the wall of my house, along with several others. I caught a few shots of the process, and then kept it in an enclosure, perched on a stick, so I could observe the adult in the morning.
(2012-06-30) Cicada and the nymph - Tibicina haematodes Scop. : cigale venant de sortir de sa depouille nympheale. A cicada has just exited from its nymphal husk. In my garden, close to Tours, Loire Valley, France, end of June. En franais: "cigale rouge", car si son corps est noir (ce qui n'est pas encore le cas sur cette photo parce qu'elle vient de sortir de l'exuvie; comp. www.flickr.com/photos/79987592@N08/9466461147/in/photostr...), les nervures de ses ailes sont gnralement rouges. Mais il existe une variante nervures vertes; c'est le cas dans mon jardin.