http://www.cicadamania.com/cicadas/2007/09/08/many-new-cicada-videos-from-phoebe/ Dedicated to cicadas, the most amazing insects in the world. Sat, 07 Jan 2012 00:25:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.cicadamania.com/cicadas/2007/09/08/many-new-cicada-videos-from-phoebe/comment-page-1/#comment-30147 Paul Krombholz Tue, 11 Sep 2007 06:27:21 +0000 http://www.cicadamania.com/cicadas/2007/09/08/many-new-cicada-videos-from-phoebe/#comment-30147 Re Minuscule: The ladybug (almost) always wins. Don't mess with the ladybug! The worm also always wins, usually by eating all the food. (belch!) Re Minuscule: The ladybug (almost) always wins. Don’t mess with the ladybug! The worm also always wins, usually by eating all the food. (belch!)

]]> http://www.cicadamania.com/cicadas/2007/09/08/many-new-cicada-videos-from-phoebe/comment-page-1/#comment-29861 Gerry Bunker Sun, 09 Sep 2007 15:25:58 +0000 http://www.cicadamania.com/cicadas/2007/09/08/many-new-cicada-videos-from-phoebe/#comment-29861 What an excellent series of videos of male Tibicen pruinosa (or Tibicen pruinosus if you prefer). The mystery movement that you are questioning are two males investigating each other for mating. You can clearly see the male genetalia exposed in the "aggresive" specimen but the other one was having none of it. The urge to procreate is so strong in male cicadas that they will often try to mate with each other. I have witnessed this in many wild-caught Tibicen species when they are confined to specimen jars but I have never seen this out in the open before. Magicicada males will do this as well. What an excellent series of videos of male Tibicen pruinosa (or Tibicen pruinosus if you prefer).
The mystery movement that you are questioning are two males investigating each other for mating.
You can clearly see the male genetalia exposed in the “aggresive” specimen but the other one was
having none of it. The urge to procreate is so strong in male cicadas that they will often try
to mate with each other. I have witnessed this in many wild-caught Tibicen species when they are
confined to specimen jars but I have never seen this out in the open before. Magicicada males will
do this as well.

]]> http://www.cicadamania.com/cicadas/2007/09/08/many-new-cicada-videos-from-phoebe/comment-page-1/#comment-29782 Phoebe Sat, 08 Sep 2007 19:11:43 +0000 http://www.cicadamania.com/cicadas/2007/09/08/many-new-cicada-videos-from-phoebe/#comment-29782 None of the videos were recorded by me. The 3 Tibicen videos were recorded in Kansas by YouTube user acejackalope. I thought they were the best videos of singing Tibicens I have ever seen. None of the videos were recorded by me. The 3 Tibicen videos were recorded in Kansas by YouTube user
acejackalope. I thought they were the best videos of singing Tibicens I have ever seen.

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