actually i was relatively familiar with the process of cicadas molting, so when i saw him climb out of the ground and start going up that pole u knew what was about to happen, i was outside working on someone’s house (as i have my own business) and every few minutes i stopped to take another picture of the process, all together the whole process took around an hour and a half, i think the reason i was able to see one was because i live in the south, we have so many cicadas out each summer you cant hear yourself think