Comments on: Ozzie Cicadas: Blue Moon http://www.cicadamania.com/cicadas/2007/11/27/ozzie-cicadas/ 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 By: LOWANA CHAPMAN http://www.cicadamania.com/cicadas/2007/11/27/ozzie-cicadas/comment-page-1/#comment-67999 LOWANA CHAPMAN Sat, 07 Jan 2012 00:25:18 +0000 http://www.cicadamania.com/cicadas/2007/11/27/ozzie-cicadas/#comment-67999 fOR THE LAST FEW YEARS AN ARMY OF ? HAS BEEN USING MY AND MY NEIGHBOURS GARDEN AS AN OPERA HOUSE..I CAN'T FIND THEM BECASUE THEY GO QUIET WHEN I APPROACH BUT FROM EARLY EVENING UNTIL AFTER DARK IN WARMER MONTHS THEY START UP WITH THE MOST INCREDIBLE CHORUS...I DID FIND A SHELL AND 2 WINGS AND ONE EVENING WHEN I CAME INDOORS THERE WAS A CREATURE CLINGING TO MY SLACKS...IT LOOKS TO BE A BLADDER CICADA, SO ARE THESE THE ONES MAKING ALL THE NOISE? THEY ONLY SEEM TO BE AT GROUND LEVEL..NOT IN TREES LIKE COMMON CICADAS AND I HAVE NEVER HEARD THEM BEFORE ALTHOUGH I HAVE LIVED HERE NEARLY 50 YEARS. fOR THE LAST FEW YEARS AN ARMY OF ? HAS BEEN USING MY AND MY NEIGHBOURS GARDEN AS AN OPERA HOUSE..I CAN’T FIND THEM BECASUE THEY GO QUIET WHEN I APPROACH BUT FROM EARLY EVENING UNTIL AFTER DARK IN WARMER MONTHS THEY START UP WITH THE MOST INCREDIBLE CHORUS…I DID FIND A SHELL AND 2 WINGS AND ONE EVENING WHEN I CAME INDOORS THERE WAS A CREATURE CLINGING TO MY SLACKS…IT LOOKS TO BE A BLADDER CICADA, SO ARE THESE THE ONES MAKING ALL THE NOISE? THEY ONLY SEEM TO BE AT GROUND LEVEL..NOT IN TREES LIKE COMMON CICADAS AND I HAVE NEVER HEARD THEM BEFORE ALTHOUGH I HAVE LIVED HERE NEARLY 50 YEARS.

]]> By: Geordie http://www.cicadamania.com/cicadas/2007/11/27/ozzie-cicadas/comment-page-1/#comment-67531 Geordie Sat, 05 Nov 2011 13:23:19 +0000 http://www.cicadamania.com/cicadas/2007/11/27/ozzie-cicadas/#comment-67531 Wow. Wow. Wow. The blue moon has mythological status where I come from. In fact, I didn't think the blue mutation was a possibility until now. This is fantastic! Wow. Wow. Wow. The blue moon has mythological status where I come from. In fact, I didn’t think the blue mutation was a possibility until now. This is fantastic!

]]> By: Dan http://www.cicadamania.com/cicadas/2007/11/27/ozzie-cicadas/comment-page-1/#comment-67330 Dan Mon, 25 Jul 2011 01:01:51 +0000 http://www.cicadamania.com/cicadas/2007/11/27/ozzie-cicadas/#comment-67330 Off topic, Kirk, but what the heck. Depends on the species. If they're calling, they're happy. 100 F would send Magicicada into a state of torpor. Tibicen, maybe not. Off topic, Kirk, but what the heck. Depends on the species. If they’re calling, they’re happy. 100 F would send Magicicada into a state of torpor. Tibicen, maybe not.

]]> By: Kirk Greenfield http://www.cicadamania.com/cicadas/2007/11/27/ozzie-cicadas/comment-page-1/#comment-67329 Kirk Greenfield Mon, 25 Jul 2011 00:55:08 +0000 http://www.cicadamania.com/cicadas/2007/11/27/ozzie-cicadas/#comment-67329 Hello, I was looking for the emergence/observation report form that I recall from past years, but I guess it's not been opened since this is supposed to be an "off year". However, I am hearing cicada songs and answering chorus in Athens, Ohio during the 8-9 p.m. EDT hour. We were anticipating a large storm tonight, but it has died out, just short of our county. As a result, the 80+ F temps have continued into the evening (though elsewhere in Ohio they have dipped to 70s). Daytime heat index have been over 100 all this week, but yesterday, only reached 94 F plus humidity and today was supposed to be better. Are these not ideal cicada hatching conditions, given the heat wave? Only occassional showers have arrived this week, Not seeing anything on the Brood 2011 maps for our state or SE Ohio. Any suggestions about what's up? could it be another brood cross-multiplying or drifting from their original hatch cycle? Any info would be appreciated. I expect to profile Cicadamania on my TV show tomorrow night. We look for interesing, zany websites to feature live in a 90 second segment called "Surfin' with Kirk". Thanks, Kirk G Hello, I was looking for the emergence/observation report form that I recall from past years, but I guess it’s not been opened since this is supposed to be an “off year”.
However, I am hearing cicada songs and answering chorus in Athens, Ohio during the 8-9 p.m. EDT hour. We were anticipating a large storm tonight, but it has died out, just short of our county.
As a result, the 80+ F temps have continued into the evening (though elsewhere in Ohio they have dipped to 70s).
Daytime heat index have been over 100 all this week, but yesterday, only reached 94 F plus humidity and today was supposed to be better.
Are these not ideal cicada hatching conditions, given the heat wave? Only occassional showers have arrived this week,
Not seeing anything on the Brood 2011 maps for our state or SE Ohio. Any suggestions about what’s up?

could it be another brood cross-multiplying or drifting from their original hatch cycle?
Any info would be appreciated. I expect to profile Cicadamania on my TV show tomorrow night.
We look for interesing, zany websites to feature live in a 90 second segment called “Surfin’ with Kirk”.
Thanks,
Kirk G

]]> By: jake http://www.cicadamania.com/cicadas/2007/11/27/ozzie-cicadas/comment-page-1/#comment-44088 jake Fri, 07 Dec 2007 08:20:06 +0000 http://www.cicadamania.com/cicadas/2007/11/27/ozzie-cicadas/#comment-44088 dat is totally awesome.i want a blue moon. dat is totally awesome.i want a blue moon.

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