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Field Notes

Description:

I think it's a giant cicada? These have a size upto circa 8cm.

Habitat:

jungle

Notes:

Found at night in the jungles of Maliau Basin

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (7)
ChunXingWong
Probably some huge species. Cicada nymphs spent years underground so they must have plenty of time to grow that large.
Tom Maebe
I didn't bother about the exact location on googlemaps, ChunXingWong. I just added "Sabah, Malaysia" in the map. These nymphs already have such big sizes?
ChunXingWong
By the way, that is a cicada nymph that has just came out from the soil and is ready to molt into an adult cicada.
ChunXingWong
I believe that Maliau Basin is further south from the location you pointed in the map.
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PublishedJuly 11, 2011

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