Microcosm
The Empty Shell
A cicada caught mid-molt, still half inside the shell it is about to leave behind.
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Field notes
Cicadas spend most of their lives underground as nymphs, then climb up, split their old exoskeleton down the back and pull themselves free, wings pale and folded until they dry and unfurl. The empty shell is left behind, still gripping the surface it climbed.
The illustration sits right at that hinge: one body still translucent and soft, the discarded shell beside it, legs and eyes rendered with the same care naturalist plates give a specimen worth a second look. Part of the Microcosm collection, available on apparel, posters and accessories, printed on demand.
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