in the habit of showing up every 17 years, brood X cicadas
by coolhar

Comment by briphoto:
Nice photo, wouldn't relate to habit without the title

in the habit of showing up every 17 years, brood X cicadas
by coolhar

Comment by hannafate:
It's no more a habit with them than falling asleep is with you. It's part of the natural cycle, and not optional. Nice shot, though.

in the habit of showing up every 17 years, brood X cicadas
by coolhar

Comment by genghis:
Great shot, nice work.

in the habit of showing up every 17 years, brood X cicadas
by coolhar

Comment by whiteroom:
stunning macro shot.........

in the habit of showing up every 17 years, brood X cicadas
by coolhar

Comment by BillE:
Very nice. It's seems a bit of a stretch for the habits theme but it doesn't change the fact that it's an amazing photo. The color of their eyes is amazing.

in the habit of showing up every 17 years, brood X cicadas
by coolhar

Comment by ronlcox:
Very nice macro.

in the habit of showing up every 17 years, brood X cicadas
by coolhar

Comment by ckallies:
The best I've seen for this challenge so far. Terrific!

in the habit of showing up every 17 years, brood X cicadas
by coolhar

Comment by bitfarmer:
I heard an explanation of why 17 years.. it is prime, so the potential eaters, that also "sleep" for a fixed number of years (always prime), can't never get in sync with them and terminate with all in some cicles... if one year they coincide, they have many many years to recover.

in the habit of showing up every 17 years, brood X cicadas
by coolhar

Comment by mandyp:
Excellent colour & composition. I think it stretches the category a bit, but still scores well because of the quality. 9

in the habit of showing up every 17 years, brood X cicadas
by coolhar

Comment by beckettboots:
Wonderful capture. They look bizarrely plastic - the saturation is lush and the focus is pretty crisp as is the DOF. I like your composition with the diagonal positions of the cicadas and the stem running the full diagonal. The periodicity of the cicadas is hardly a habit, merely their existence, but then again, to me bugs are a photography habit!