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June 21, 2007

Cicada fungus video

Filed under: Cicada Anatomy, Magicicada, Roy Troutman — Dan @ 6:49 am

Cicadas, particularly Magicicadas, can become infected with a fungal disease called Massospora cicadina. Believe it or not, it’s an STD.

Here’s a video from ‘91 showing a cicada suffering the affliction taken by Roy Troutman.

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