Subject: What’s that bug
Geographic location of the bug: Mississauga, Ontario
Date: 07/20/2019
Time: 05:36 PM EDT
Your letter to the bugman: Found this on my pizza box outside today
How you want your letter signed: Julie
Dear Julie,
This is the shed exoskeleton or exuvia of a Cicada. A Cicada is a winged insect that makes noise in trees and spends years underground as a nymph. When maturity nears, the nymph digs to the surface and molts one final time, emerging as an adult winged Cicada. The nymph generally climbs a vertical surface, like a wall or tree trunk or fence post. The Cicada that emerged from this exuvia selected your discarded pizza box.