The season for cicadas to shed their outer shells has started! The season usually lasts from early July to late September in Japan and surprisingly, the shells are used as an ingredient to make a Chinese herbal medicine (a cicada shell is not a herb though)! The medicine is pretty popular and effective to treat skin rash.
One year, I found an outer shell, then an adult cicada nearby. It didn't move an inch or make any sounds, which gave me time to look at it and made me realize that cicadas are so beautiful.
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| 2026/7/28 |
