I really like the eyes in this photo. All 5 eyes!
May 29, 2008
May 27, 2008
New galleries: Neocicada hieroglyphica, Diceroprocta olympusa and Tibicen resonans
Thanks to Cicada Mania friend Joe Green we now have 3 new cicada galleries featuring cicadas we didn’t have before one the site: Neocicada hieroglyphica, Diceroprocta olympusa and Tibicen resonans.
Hang in there, we’ll be back to the 17 Year Cicadas tomorrow.
May 26, 2008
Cicada emergence photos from Loveland OH
Roy sent in a batch of photos from the Loveland OH emergence. I’ll post more and larger versions as soon as I’m done celebrating Memorial Day.
May 25, 2008
Cicada Webcam is … down for the next 17 years
Here’s a shot from Roy Troutman’s Cicada Cam from 5/27:
May 24, 2008
Cicada video to inspire you
So far I’ve only found one 17 year cicada video on YouTube, so I want to inspire everyone to video your cicadas and post them on Youtube or Revver or wherever. There’s even more videos on this page. Roy’s videos a professional quality, so make sure you watch those.
Brood X in Princeton NJ. This video is particularly cool because you can hear the cicada song loud and clear.
Emergence Update
This should be a warm weekend all around the Easter half of the U.S.A. so the cicadas should definitely be emerging in Pensy and south.
G Murphy reports that he can hear them over he sound of his tractor in Muddy Pond, Tennessee.
Susan Blase reports that the cicadas are crawling up through their pavers in Bear Gap, Pennsylvania.
Karen reports that the emergence is “unreal” Northern McCreary Co., KY.
Leann reports that there are hundreds coming up through the ground in Bowling Green, KY.
June reports that there are so many that the grass is moving in Richmond, KY.
Becca reports “There are hundreds in my yard in Huntington, West Virginia“.
Verna reports that the emergence has begun in Frankfort, KY.
John Ashville reports that they’re singing in Asheville, NC.
Mike reports that “the yard looks alive as hundreds, perhaps thousands have emerged in the lawn” in Radcliff, Hardin County KY.
Roy Troutman reports that they have emerged in Batavia OH, and both Roy and Matt Berger report that they have emerged in Loveland, OH.
Some photos from Roy:
Don’t forget to:
- Report your sightings to magicicada.org
- Take photos and video
Florida cicada photos from Joe Green
Here’s a pleasant interruption in the 17-year cicada mania. Joe Green has sent us some cicada photos from Florida. These are from last years season.
Joe says the Neocicada hiroglyphica cicadas have been singing in Florida since April 29th.
May 20, 2008
Emergence Updates and Website Changes
Emergence updates:
Randy Bigbie reports: “Here in Wilkesboro/Moravian Falls, NC in the Blue Ridge Mt. foothills. we have hundreds in our yard.”
Cathy Decker reports: “Several cicadas were discovered in the Pierce Community of Greensburg, in Green County Kentucky“.
Patricia Cooper reports: “They have arrived in Adairville, KY42202″.
Terry Samsel reports: “Cades Cove [TN] in the Smokeys” (TN).
(The website is finally getting more traffic than in it does during Australia cicada season, so I know the emergency is really underway.)
Site update:
I’ve added a list of the most recent cicada news, links, photos and videos to the right side of the page –>. Click to your heart’s delight.
I also added the Death Cab for Cutie advert because they’ve supported the site over the years.
Don’t Forget:
Don’t forget to Share your Cicada Images, Video and Text.
Davy’s cicada comic book will be available soon.
Last but not least…
Another photo from Roy of his home-raised cicada emerging
