Time-lapse footage shows cicada molting

STORY: Time-lapse footage shows cicada molting DATELINE: May 8, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:36 LOCATION: GUANGZHOU, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a cicada shedding its exoskeleton STORYLINE: A time-lapse video captured the moment a cicada emerged from its exoskeleton and spread its wings as part of the molting process. The larvae of cicadas need a year or even several years to hibernate underground, and eventually climb out of the ground to molt, but the adult insect can only survive for two to three months. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Guangzhou, China. (XHTV)