Andrea Corpolongo, Ph.D.
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Andrea Corpolongo, Ph.D.
@archeanandrea.bsky.social
I study Archean fossils to understand the coevolution of Earth and life and inform the search for life on other planets + philosophy of science. She/her. medium.com/@corpolongo
I can tell that this picture is of an empty shed exoskeleton because of the white "strings" sticking out of the back. Those are shed from the cicada's internal structures.
October 5, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Hmmm...maybe you saw it before the shed and then this picture was taken after the shed? The nymphs dig out of the ground and crawl upwards when they're ready to shed and they look just like this when they're crawling.
October 5, 2025 at 8:44 PM
It is the shed exoskeleton of a cicada
October 5, 2025 at 7:15 PM
This is now on my wish list!
September 20, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Also what the country needs
September 18, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Thank you
September 18, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Maybe also the onset of the internet?
August 22, 2025 at 11:53 PM
I just ordered a dozen of them 😁 I'll share photos once I get them. I can't wait! Thank you so much for making them available!
June 27, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Yay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
June 27, 2025 at 5:12 PM
I really appreciate the effort you're making to make the stickers available 😊
June 15, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Did the stickers work out?
June 15, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Yay! I can't wait!
June 8, 2025 at 1:17 AM
I don't have a way to print stickers myself, unfortunately.
June 7, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Sometimes I buy them on redbubble, but I'm not sure if that's worth it for the artist. If you ever decide you want to sell stickers, I will happily be your first customer!
June 7, 2025 at 10:37 PM