
Cicada Exuvia, Netherlands
When doing macro photography of insects, my strategy is to take increasingly risky measures to get a good shot. This usually ends with me moving grass or other obstacles out of the way, at which point 90% of my subjects escape the scene.
In this case I was surprised for the subject to not escape, only to realize it was the Exuvia of a Cicada, and not a live specimen. I still somewhat like the shot because it shows that none of the legs make contact with the leaf, only the jaw is attached.
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