Several cicada exoskeletons clinging to a tree on a farm in the town of Passa Tempo, Minas Gerais, Brazil, photographed on Tuesday, October 6, 2026. The shells left attached to tree trunks are called exuviae. It is not a dead insect, but rather the empty casing abandoned after the insect emerged. Belo Horizonte BRAZIL - ZUMAc236 20261006_znp_c236_001

Several cicada exoskeletons clinging to a tree on a farm in the town of Passa Tempo, Minas Gerais, Brazil, photographed on Tuesday, October 6, 2026. The shells left attached to tree trunks are called exuviae. It is not a dead insect, but rather the empty casing abandoned after the insect emerged. Belo Horizonte BRAZIL - ZUMAc236 20261006_znp_c236_001

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Recording Date: Oct 6, 2026

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October 6, 2026, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, BRAZIL: Several cicada exoskeletons clinging to a tree on a farm in the town of Passa Tempo, Minas Gerais, Brazil, photographed on Tuesday, October 6, 2026. The shells left attached to tree trunks are called exuviae. It is not a dead insect, but rather the empty casing abandoned after the insect emerged. Belo Horizonte BRAZIL - ZUMAc236 20261006_znp_c236_001

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