What is this molting from?

Found in Massachusetts backyard this evening.

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cicada! We get them a lot in Florida. Always saved the shells any time I found them.
It's a cicada nymph shell. Not sure what species but since you said you're in Massachusetts it's might be "Dog Day" Cicada (Tibicen linnei) since it's the most common cicada found there.
Cicadas are really pretty if you see one soon after molting. They’ve got beautiful metallic greens and blues.
- I love cicadas.
  
  Me too! They look so cool! And they're so big, you can really see all their detail. And they're super chill
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Looks like it's from a cicada

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