nymph of a cicada

6010   This was found in Armstrong BC Canada. There was another one found that looks like it was shedding it skin.    Shannon

This most likely is a nymph of a cicada (Hemiptera/ Auchenorrhyncha: Cicadidae); these spend up to 17 years (depending on the species) underground feeding on the sap from tree roots, before emerging and transforming to the adult winged stage. Ed Saugstad, retired entomologist; Sinks Grove, WV.