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June 12, 2007

Blue Eyed Magicicada from Downers Grove, IL

Filed under: Brood XIII | Eye Color | Photos & Illustrations — Dan @ 8:10 am

This photos of a blue-eyed Magicicada was taken by Maria Wagner in Downers Grove, IL.

Blue Eyed Cicada

June 11, 2007

Cicadas Mating

Filed under: Brood XIII | Magicicada | Mating | Photos & Illustrations — Dan @ 9:23 am

A photo of cicadas mating by Christina T.

Cicada Mating

Cicada Mania, best of 2007

Filed under: Brood XIII | Magicicada | Periodical | Video — Dan @ 6:57 am

Cicada Mania Best of 2007 part 1 by Dan

Cicada Mania, best of 2007, part 1 by Dan from Cicada Mania on Vimeo.

Cicada Mania Best of 2007 part 2 by Dan

Cicada Mania Best of 2007 part 2 by Dan from Cicada Mania on Vimeo.

Cicada Mania, Best of 2007, part 3 by Dan

Cicada Mania, Best of 2007, part 3 by Dan from Cicada Mania on Vimeo.

June 10, 2007

Brood XIII Magicicada emergence in 2007 at Ryerson Woods Forrest Preserve

Filed under: Brood XIII | Magicicada | Roy Troutman | Video — Tags: — Dan @ 5:59 am

The following videos chronicle the Brood XIII Magicicada emergence in 2007 at the Forrest Preserve park outside of Chicago. The videos are by Roy Troutman.

Crowd watching Magicicada emergence at Ryerson Woods by Roy

Crowd watching Magicicada emergence at Ryerson Woods from Roy Troutman on Vimeo.

Observing magicicada emergence at Ryerson Woods by Roy

Observing magicicada emergence at Ryerson Woods from Roy Troutman on Vimeo.

Observing Magicicada emergence at Ryerson Woods by Roy

Observing Magicicada emergence at Ryerson Woods from Roy Troutman on Vimeo.

June 9, 2007

Peek-a-boo cicada

Filed under: Brood XIII | Magicicada | Photos & Illustrations — Tags: — Dan @ 9:56 pm

Magicicadas

Another cicada photo from the Ryerson Woods.

Cicada Contest!!!

Filed under: Brood XIII — Dan @ 9:37 am

Cicada Contest!

The contest is officially over. Here’s most of the winners.

Emergence Report for 6/9

Filed under: Brood XIII — Dan @ 6:57 am

This should have been part 2 yesterday:

Locations

  • Riverside
  • Thornton Lansing Rd in Thornton, IL as well as Lansing, IL in the area of the model airplane field on Stony Island Ave.
  • Old School Forest Preserve in Libertyville, IL

News

What Makes Cicadas So Loud? (The Daily Green).

Why so many deformed cicadas? and How to Dispose of Cicadas (The Chicago Gardener).

Video

How LOUD are cicadas?

Collecting MadVideos — Brood XIII cicadas arrive in Wisconsin.

Cicada video (by Love is the most excellent way). See and hear them!

Daily Nightly’s Chicago Cicadas.

Blogs

A handful of cicada photos (by ThreadStory)

More cicada photos (by Superhua)

Great pictures of seagulls swarming a suburb to get at cicadas. Plus, a picture of the coolest Christmas tree ever.

Invasion: Cicada on a Car Tire.

Symphony of cicadas. Now appearing in 60532.

Life Goes On: Hmmmmmmmmmm.

Return of the Cicadas. Cool picture!

Photos from the Cicada Mania festival

Filed under: Brood XIII | Roy Troutman — Dan @ 6:06 am

Here are two photos from the Cicada Mania festival by Roy Troutman:

An orange eyed Magicicada:

orange eyed Magicicada

3 nymphs crawling up a tree limb:

3 nymphs crawling up a tree

Mating Magicicada

Filed under: Brood XIII | Mating — Dan @ 5:57 am

Here’s a picture of two Magicicada mating from Michael Fiorenzo. Photos taken in LaGrange.

mating Magicicada

Gray Eyed Cicada

Filed under: Brood XIII | Eye Color — Dan @ 5:50 am

Here’s a great photo of a gray eyed cicada found in Glenview, IL by Matt Bergquist and photographed by James Planey.

gray eyed Magicicada

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