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Laural Zindel makes cool insect-print dishes, vases and cups, including a cicada glass.
Roy Troutman sent us this story in the Globe Gazette about increased annual cicada activity in Iowa this year.
As a side note: in New Jersey I only observed 6 Tibicen nymphs this year — last year I observed at least a 100. 2005 was a great year, from my perspective. 2006 was lame — in central New Jersey at least.
I bet you thought I was going to post another Tibicen photo! Here’s a Magicicada photo Ryan Anderson took during the 2002 brood XXIII emergence in Kentucky.
Now is a good a time as any to point out the difference between Magicicadas and Tibicens:
Magicicadas:
Tibicens:
Patrick Farr sent us this cool picture of two adult cicadas climbing on his hand. They’re Tibicens, but I’m not sure of the species (maybe pruinosus).
Marsha M. sent us this photo of a Tibicen tibicen (T. chloromerus, T. chloromera) from New Jersey! Read more about it on her blog.
Edward Austin sent us this photo of a Tibicen from Fulton County Ohio. If someone knows the species, please post it in the comments.
Carol W. took this wonderful photo of a Tibicen (it is a Tibicen linnei) in Lexington KY on the 4th of July (took me 81 days to post it).
Visit the Gallery for this image to see the big version.
Did I post this already?
Here’s a wonderful series of cicada photos from Pierre Guilhaumon titled La cigale déploie ses ailes.
Anyone familar with the term “August Dry Birds”? William M wrote to say to he knew a farmer in Vermont who called cicadas that. I’ve heard of “locusts” and “harvest fly” before, but “August Dry Birds” is new to me.
Some news article found by Roy:
Cicadas’ summer song hits high-volume pitch.
Cicada’s unusual abundance creating extra noise with Video.
I went hiking last weekend in New Jersey’s Atlantic Highlands (yes, New Jersey has trees and wildlife) and I heard plenty of Tibicen cicadas, but I think we’re close to the end of the season. Anyone else still hearing Tibicens?
[tags]Tibicen, cicadas[/tags]
The photo below was taken by Jon Allen in Yeouido park in Seoul in South Korea. Click the image for a huge version. Anyone know what it is?
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