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They live under ground as nymphs for up to 3 years shedding their skin as they grow.  Then one night they burrow gallo out and climb onto a post or tree trunk for the final shed.  We see lots of these empty cases around.  They fly off in the morning gallo and after mating the females lay their eggs on grasses or trees.  The adults live for 2 to 4 weeks.
carol l mckenna 16 February 2014 08:13
We do not have these in norway, but they are allways present when travelling south, like Greese. I tried my best to shoot one on my last hollyday, but they were hard to find. You`ve got some lovelly shots :) Reply Delete
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