#cicadashell

[bigvolcano]

Cicada shells clinging like ghosts, to the side of a Creek Sandpaper fig. #visitbigvolcano #tweedhinterland #igersgoldcoast #igersnorthernrivers #backtonature #insects #cicadas #cicadoidea #cicadashell #cicadanymph #cicadaseason #entomology #insectology · · · #naturegram #insects #nature_lovers #australiagram #memes #nature #australia #phonecameraphotography #naturephotography #naturelovers #photographylovers Read more 👇 Cicadas are the loudest insects in the world and there are more than 200 species in Australia. https://australian.museum/learn/animals/insects/cicadas-superfamily-cicadoidea/ https://www.instagram.com/p/Cogq9t6poRF/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[wintergale27]

The Colony Founders!!

A group of cats that came together on a whim, looking for community and family. I'll admit, I don't have as much of the "pre-story" era planned out as I'd like. I just keep running into walls trying to find the finer details :/

What ramblings I do have are under the cut ^_^

It all starts, of course, with the Great Quiet. The day the last humans disappeared. What happens exactly, I'm leaving up to reader interpretation. Was there a war? A plague, the rapture? The cats don't know, so neither will we. All that's important to know is that humans are gone, but their infrastructure and belongings are left behind.

It has been close to 8 years, or 16 seasons, since the Quiet. Nature has reclaimed the valley and the surrounding town. Animals are running wild reclaiming the land that was theirs an unimaginable amount of seasons ago, and enough time has passed that there are many who never even knew of the human's existence.

But not Wisteria. Her mother was in her prime during the years of the humans, "best in show," she said. So Wisteria learned all about them, all about the once bustling town they called home. But all Wisteria wanted to do was go beyond the walls of the city, to the mountains surrounding them.

Once she begins having strange dreams, premonitions of something yet to come, she is convinced. This storm she sees on horizon can only be stopped once certain events are set in motion.

So she sets out to find the cats she sees in her dreams. Brown, Yellows, Blue, and Orange. Forest, Marsh, Mountain, Field, and Town. She can feel that they will answer her call.

It's relatively smooth sailing from there; convincing former housecats, alley cats, and loners of the valley that they should come together as a community.

Golden Eagle establishes a group in the forest. They hold the most "traditional" values, with few former housecats. They want to live wild, as their ancestors did. Hickory takes the open area on the other side of the river. Nicknamed the Ridge for the drop-off before the road. Bluegill takes the marshy area at the base of the mountains. He always had an affinity for water, so he gathers fellow cats who don't mind getting their laws wet. Maplebelly takes a group further up the mountain and discovers the sprawling cave systems. Cicadashell feels a calling to protect and train those who may not be the most equipped for living in the wild. He sets up his group right between the forest and the town, the border between the two worlds. His group has the most former housecats, and are also the most likely to use left behind human objects. If it ain't broke, don't fix it or whatever. I mean, they even live in a cabin.

In order of most to least likely to make use of human objects: Border, Cave, Marsh, Ridge, Forest.

The first big trial comes when winter hits. Cats are getting sick. Seriously sick, and it's spreading fast. Cats are struggling to breathe, running fevers, and coughing stuff up.

Some cats see this as a sign that the colonies shouldn't exist. This infection wouldn't be spreading like this if they weren't all grouped together. But others see this as a sign that the colonies work. Living together means that they can help each other and share knowledge that they otherwise might not have had. Instead of a sick cat being condemned to either get over it or die, all while fending for themselves, now they can rest while others take over the burden.

It's a rough season, but they make it through. Not without losses, however, as among the casualties are three of the founders. Golden Eagle was just too old, he was always at a higher risk from infections like this. Hickory and Maplebelly spent most of their time around sick cats in the healer's den, so the over exposure to the infection combined with not letting themselves rest properly meant that they just weren't strong enough to fight it off.

Wisteria is the next to go. They just wake up one night and find her nest cold, her scent stale. They search but never find a body, and they refuse to believe that she is gone until she appears in Vixen's dreams. Her fur is filled with stars, and she leads Vixen to the Whispering Willow, where the border between planes is thinnest.

Bluegill is next, offering himself as a distraction to a pack of coyotes in hopes that the rest of his patrol can make it out safely.

Cicadashell is last, pinned by a beam during a fire protecting a small kitten.

But the storm Wisteria saw still looms on the horizon. She has set the dominoes to fall in their favor, but will their messages make it through before it is too late?

[marcthisisntgoogledocs]

Previously Cicadashelling. I have now digi-volved into a real human. One who doesn't like twitter or tictok.

This will still be my personal bullshit blog, however you may see stuff about my writing and attempts to get published. Maybe then Neil gaiman sempai will notice me.

[mantrapiece]

Cicadas are symbolic of personal change, renewal, rebirth, transformation and awakening from ignorance to enlightenment. . This is because, unlike a butterfly, moth, or other insects that undergo complete metamorphosis, cicadas do not have a pupal state. They transform from one fully-functioning state to another. . And so, the cicadas transformation is similar to that of human beings. Because, when a human being undergoes a personal change, they too remian in their human form. . Crystal cicada pendant with crystal beaded necklace. @mantrapiece

[thisyellowworld]

Some creatures from around the house this morning. Look at those little insect eggs! #cicada #cicadashell #insect #insectlarvae #babies #boxelderbug #clintonville #nature #macrophotography #gooutside (at Clintonville, Columbus, Ohio) https://www.instagram.com/p/CTVM91Qv7Hu/?utm_medium=tumblr

[hipsterdinosaurs]

It’s starting! The cicadas are back! 😖🪲• • • • • • #cicadas #cicada #summer #insects #bugs #insect #cicaheum #insectsofinstagram #cicadashell #cicadasofinstagram #bug #entomology #cicadaseason (at North Bethesda, Maryland) https://www.instagram.com/p/CO5pNQPtLwM/?igshid=19nfc9l71dri6

[dudenukem]

Today I’m preparing these foggy blue variant prints for my upcoming release via @houseofroulx. I’ll be doing hand embellished AND hand cut and layered, framed variants. Feels good to be back to work, even if my brain can’t seem to focus for more than 20 minutes at a time. . . . . . . #foggyface #foggydawgy #collageart #surrealcollage #darkartwork #dorkartwork #cicadashell #letmeout https://www.instagram.com/p/B_nI03VDbTk/?igshid=k6njaardyzwa

[alexakarabin]

Current work in progress. . . . . . . . #cicada #cicadashell #cicadasofinstagram #insects #insect #natureart #goldleaf #gilded #artstudio #painting #contemporarypainting #art #wings #artist #watercolor #ink #inktober #beautifulbizarre #lifecycle #biology #sciart #entomology #kalamazoo https://www.instagram.com/p/B35vn1tnxs6/?igshid=19g37ibgdomtx

[coblakai]

Cicada shell 抜け殻 2022 Summer 台風が来る 壁のモーモーを 狙ってる この台風が 過ぎたら 2022年の夏も もう終わり #2022summer #cicadashell #cicada #蝉 #蝉の抜け殻 #モーモー (Okinawa, Japan) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ch40yyMJQ01/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[annlarimer]

Came off the bus to find Treefert had acquired a zombie horror ghost #cicada from hell. Once my brain stopped screaming I got a picture. Its name is Norman (deceased). #treesofinstagram #cicadashell #cicadasofinstagram #hellbugsfromhell #insectwarning

[yyaaggoo]

A cicada shell that I found on the sidewalk yesterday. Didn't think to keep it... #Cicada #JohnCicada #CicadaShell #Sidewalk #CicadaSkin #Insect #Subterranean #Creature #Crayfish #Beetle #Nocturnal #Nature #InsectPorn #PhotoOfTheDay #Bug #Critter #JonSecada #GhostInTheShell #Ghost #Remnants #Cville #Charlottesville #Virginia (at Charlottesville, Virginia)

[wintergale27]

I just realized I never posted this?? So anyway, here is Cobble, part of the protagonist group for my upcoming comic Eye of the Storm. He is our "main character" for the Border Colony.

Little bit of backstory under the cut! :]

Born to unknown parents and found when he was just shy of a moon cycle old, barely old enough to be weaned, Cobble had a rough start to life.

The colony had been aware of the unstable building just inside their territory, and they knew it was incredibly close to collapsing. So when a patrol noticed smoke on the horizon, Cicadashell, the leader of the colony, went with them out to take a look to ensure the fire didn't spread out of control.

They don't know how the fire started or how a kit that small got inside, but when they heard the cries from the smoldering rubble, Cicadashell was quick to jump through one of the windows. The patrol tried to follow, but the collapsing ceiling locked them out. And locked Cicadashell inside.

Luckily, rain wasn't far off. The fire was out, but the wreckage of the building was still dangerous. The patrol had gone back for help, and by now, the entire colony was gathered looking for their leader. Fidgetleg was the one that spotted the fur, sticking out from under a beam.

They were too late for Cicadashell, and the little kit was frighteningly still. Aspensight could barely hear the broken wheezes in his tiny chest. He had to send for the neighboring healers. He had only completed his training a few moon cycles ago, and he had no idea what to do.

By the time it was clear the kit would survive, almost a moon had passed. Fidgetleg, who had pulled him from the rubble, had grown attached to the little ball of fur. He discussed it with his mate, Sugarbee, and they decided they would adopt him.

It became clear that something was different about him, though. He was always aloof as a kit, preferring to stare at nothing rather than play. It's like he was seeing things that weren't there. They brought their concerns up to Aspensight, hoping maybe he could find some answers, but he was just as lost as them. Until one day, when Aspen was watching Cobble play alone in the clearing. Except, it looked like he was playing with someone, tossing the shell of a cicada back and forth.

[smilingnasturtium]

[jolenelaiart]

Ghost in a shell. #cicada #cicadashell #ghostinashell #molt #bug https://www.instagram.com/p/CTdc_8WLoCJ/?utm_medium=tumblr

[shinskys]

なぜか夏の虫シリーズ（笑） 庭で見つけたセミの抜け殻たち。 蝉自体はあんまり見かけないんだけどなーf^_^; #鎌倉 #逗子 #葉山 #zushi #hayama #kamakura #kanagawa #Japan #虫 #蝉 #セミ #抜け殻 #セミの抜け殻 #cicada #cicadashell #shell #summer #夏

[eengwall]

BFF #backyardnature #insects #cicadas #cicadashell #summer #texasbugs (at Dallas, Texas)