I don’t know what species this is, but the photo was take in Japan.
Semi means cicada in Japanese.
August 23, 2008
Cicada vs. Cicada Killer
A cicada vs. Cicada Killer Wasp, typically isn’t much of a battle — the cicada typically loses.
My friend David Wilson made a display out of an old clock featuring a cicada and Cicada Killer Wasp locked in battle (or the wasp going grocery shopping for its larvae, depending on how you want to look at it).
Check it out, I think it’s very cool.
David said:
The thing is a diorama I made of an unnoticed moment in history. With New Brunswick [New Jersey], as seen from Highland Park circa 1900, in the back round.
August 17, 2008
A new interview and a new cicada illustration
Ray Edel interviewed me about New Jersey summer cicadas for the Record newspaper (North Jersey). Read the interview.
And here’s a new cicada illustration I’m working on:
Eventually I’ll put in on a mug. :)
Boy with live cicadas in Laos
Cicadas live on every continent, except for Antarctica. This lucky kid in Laos has a handful of cicadas.
Cicada Killer!
Here’s a video of a Cicada Killer wasp captured by my friend David Wilson in Lambertville, NJ. You can hear the cicadas in the background, so you know the wasp is quite frustrated.
August 9, 2008
Cicada Killer Wasps
Now is the time for big, meaty Tibicen cicadas, and nothing loves Tibicens more than Cicada Killer Wasps. Cicada Killer Wasps are large wasps that use living cicada bodies to nourish their wasp larvae.
People fear these wasps, but they’re not interested in people — only cicadas. They’ll only attack people if people attack them. So keep your distance, but don’t bother to kill them. Respect them, but don’t wreck them.
Prof. Chuck Holiday has the best information about these wasps.
Joe Green sent us this photo of a Cicada Killer Wasp clutching a cicada. See if you can spot the cicada under the wasp.
August 5, 2008
Okanagana bella
Matt Berger was backpacking around Yellowstone national park recently when his chanced upon this Okanagana bella:
