After a dinner party this evening I left at the same time as a friend, and as we emerged onto the front porch we spotted a cicada. I don’t recall the last time I saw a cicada, though it would have to be on the other side of my twenties and from what my friend was telling me their life cycle might have something to do with that. TIL the life of a Cicada is mostly spent underground as a nymph and after emerging and shredding their skin to become a full adult they only live up to two months as the insect we know. In Australia, life as a Nymph lasts about 6-7 years, while some North American species live up to 17!
