Phobe posted this video of a Cali cicada on the message board, but I want everyone to see it. Can you guess which species it is?

Here’s a pic as well:

Here’s something few people ever see: it’s a cicada nymph in its first phase (instar), freshly hatched, right before it would descend from the branch where it was born, to the earth where it would live off the roots of grass and then trees for the next 17 years. These rare videos were taken by Roy Troutman.

We have a new gallery, our first from Spain. Tibicen plebejus by Iván Jesus Torresano García. 51 photos in all.

Here’s a sample:

Here’s two more Cicadetta calliope photographed by Paul. Note the different eye colors.

The Massachusetts Cicadas site was recently updated with plenty of updates. There’s Okanagana bella, Okanagana rimosa, Tibicen canicularis and Tibicen lyricen for you to view.

Here’s a Giant Cicada / Chicharra Grande for you.

“Sewing bugs” is another name for Tibicens, which I found out via this ignorantly titled article Do the bugs need to go? Bugs are here to stay!

Here are 2 photos of a Cicadetta calliope (formerly Melampsalta calliope) taken by Paul Krombholz. Paul caught several individuals in late May in a field of mixed grasses and dicot weeds near Jackson, Mississippi. These little cicadas are around 20 mm long from head to wing tips.

Abnormally High Numbers of Cicada Killer Wasps (video). Apparently the conditions are right in the Ohio area for extra Cicada Killer Wasps. Watch the video, it explains why. Don’t panic, but don’t play with them either.

Here’s some pictures on the What’s that Bug website.

Thanks to Roy for the link.

I uploaded 3 final Brood XIII videos. Enjoy:

Cicada with a fungus infection (looks like it’s disguised as a Cicada Killer Wasp, LOL):

3 Cicadas on a branch:

A Solitary Cicada on a branch:

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This story has been all over the news, so I’m posting it. Champ the drug sniffing dog nearly chokes to death on 4 cicadas (video report). Don’t let your pets gorge themselves on cicadas. Like anything that’s an inch and a half long or longer, cicadas can become lodged in your pet’s throat, so keep a mindful eye on their insect dining habits.

Enjoy this gallery of Diceroprocta apache photos by Adam Fleishman.