Field guide No. 994
Giant cicada shell emerging
An exoskeleton after dark
A large cicada shell clings to reeds above dark water. The night shift has left its uniform behind.
Field noteA large cicada shell clings to reeds above dark water. The night shift left its uniform.
Also possible, also breaking scale
Silver web across a volcanic craterSilk strung rim to rim over a crater. Spiders are real; one that size is merely missing.
Leaf floored football changing roomChanging room floor is one giant leaf, its midrib running to the drain.
Under lock and leafGardens shrink to fit almost anything. Glass padlocks are rarer, and lock very little.
Giant feather fossil at dawnFeathers fossilise. A feather this big needs a bird this big, which nobody has found.