{"product_id":"cicada-shell-glass-dome-display-locust-curiosity-taxidermy-oddity-decor-gift","title":"Cicada shell glass dome display Locust curiosity taxidermy oddity decor gift","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBrand:\u003c\/strong\u003e Scenic City Oddities\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInsect Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e cicada shell\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eType:\u003c\/strong\u003e glass dome display\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mixed Materials\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCountry\/Region of Manufacture:\u003c\/strong\u003e United States\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eModified Item:\u003c\/strong\u003e No\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHandmade:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cmeta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003ep58f #4 Check it out!   This is a Cicada shell showcased in a glass dome display.  Nice specimen for your collection.   This is approx. 1 7\/8 x 1 1\/4\".  \u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003especies-dog day cicadas\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003eCicada shells, also known as exuviae, are often the first sign of cicadas. When cicada nymphs emerge from the ground, they climb a tall surface, like a tree or fence post, and shed their shells. The shells are exact replicas of the nymphs, and sometimes white strands can be seen coming out of them. \u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003eChirping bugs like katydids, cicadas and crickets are prized throughout China, collected by children and old men who keep them in clay vessels or bamboo cages and nourish them with grains of rice and razor-thin slices of green onion.  The practice of collecting singing insects is said to have begun 2,000 years ago. They were sought as good-luck talismans, and later as companions for imperial concubines, who kept them in gilded cages.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003eThe insects are embedded in Chinese culture. Ancient poems praise their melodious songs, and many idiomatic expressions use crickets and grasshoppers as metaphors for fertility, friendship or the passage of time.  (NYT-Andrew Jacobs)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e𝓢𝓬𝓮𝓷𝓲𝓬 𝓒𝓲𝓽𝔂 𝓞𝓭𝓭𝓲𝓽𝓲𝓮𝓼 - 𝓦𝓱𝓮𝓻𝓮 𝓶𝓪𝓬𝓪𝓫𝓻𝓮 𝓶𝓮𝓮𝓽𝓼 𝓶𝓪𝓰𝓲𝓬𝓪𝓵🐇🔮✨\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003eNOTE:  If your item is in a glass dome please be aware that the domes are NOT permanently connected to the base.  Care has to be taken when opening or removing the dome so not to damage the display or specimen. \u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003eAll specimens, animals, insects and flora,  used in our displays or offered by us are sustainably sourced.  \u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e  Check us out!  Please check out our other displays, they make wonderful Christmas, Birthday, Anniversary and some even Man Cave displays!  \u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003eWe also specialize in Antique Victorian Style displays, insects, animals as well as many other handmade wonderful and unique items and displays!  I have lots of little items for your curiosity cabinets as well!\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003eIF YOU PURCHASE A SECOND ITEM WITH YOUR ORDER AND SEND US A MESSAGE WITH THE ORDER THAT SAYS \"GIFT\", WE WILL INCLUDE A GIFT WITH YOUR ORDER.  ALL ORDERS MUST HAVE 2 OR MORE DIFFERENT ITEMS (NOT ALL OF THE SAME) TO QUALIFY.  OUR WAY OF SAYING \"THANK YOU\" FOR TAKING THE TIME TO LOOK!  \u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003eAll displays will be carefully packed to the best of our ability to insure a safe and damage free arrival. With Ground Advantage and Priority mail you will be covered by $100 worth of insurance.  If damage occurs in shipping and your item was shipped with Ground Advantage or Priority mail, the post office now requires you to bring the package in to a postal center\/office for inspection before any insurance payments will be approved and the item has to be in the original shipping box with all packing as you received still in box.  Your refund will be processed once the package has been inspected and the receipt from the post office acknowledging the inspection is forwarded to us. This is an ordeal that no one wants to go through, including us, so we do our best to make sure no one has too! \u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003ePlease contact us as soon as you receive if you would like to return the item.  Returns are accepted if the request is received for the return within 14 days of delivery and the return must be received by us within 30 days of the delivery.   Return shipping to be paid by buyer.  Once the item is returned a refund will be issued minus a $8. restocking fee on each of these items ordered. There are no refunds on shipping charges. \u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003eItems that ship free and are returned for incorrect address or insufficient address will be charged a restocking fee or shipping fee to cover initial shipping costs and the balance refunded or given the option to purchase shipping for resending the item with corrected address. \u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003eIf there was an original shipping fee and the item is returned for an incorrect or insufficient address and you would like the item resent, the option will be given to repurchase shipping. There are no refunds on initial shipping for an incorrect or insufficient address. \u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Scenic City Oddities","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51507702792480,"sku":"p58f","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0895\/7702\/9920\/files\/57_e15eb87e-80d4-4f3b-b360-0f40837665e8.jpg?v=1776877615","url":"https:\/\/sceniccityoddities.com\/products\/cicada-shell-glass-dome-display-locust-curiosity-taxidermy-oddity-decor-gift","provider":"Scenic City Oddities","version":"1.0","type":"link"}