Pictures of the Week: May 15 – 21, 2004

The 17-Year Itch
After a 17-year nap, a newly emerged cicada sheds his old shell in suburban Washington. Trillions of red-eyed insects are crawling their way above ground in 14 states and the nation's capital. Loudmouthed and ugly, the cicadas will engage in a frenetic mating ritual that lasts well into June. Then they'll disappear for another 17 years