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June 17, 2013

Any German Cicada Fans?

Filed under: Cicada Mania — by Dan Mozgai @ 5:22 am

Any cicada fans who speak German, or are in Germany?

Sonja Beeker of the German radio program Neonlicht interviewed me last week. You can download the mp3 of the video from this page. It was my favorite interview of the season, believe it or not.

Here is a description:

Sie sind so klein. Aber sie machen einen ohrenbetäubenden Lärm. Schon eine einzige Zikade reicht, um einem den Schlaf für die Nacht zu rauben. Was aber, wenn Milliarden von Zikaden nach 17-jähriger Reifezeit schlüpfen und über die USA herfallen? Dann wird’s laut. Ein bisschen eklig. Vielleicht aber auch lecker. Wie man’s nimmt. Unsere Reporterin hat ein paar Ostküstenbewohner besucht, die sich auf die Plage vorbereiten.

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April 1, 2013

Cicada Mania is not shutting down

Filed under: Cicada Mania — by Dan Mozgai @ 9:04 pm

I had my April Fool’s Day fun, except Cicada Mania fans are smart folks and figured it out immediately.

After 17 years I am shutting down Cicada Mania. I am starting a new site Fulgoridae Frenzy. twitter.com/cicadamania/st…

— Cicada Mania (@cicadamania) April 1, 2013

Frenzy of lies!

Also, Hipster Cicada made an appearance:

Hipster Cicada

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March 28, 2013

Cicada Pins and Magnets

Filed under: Cicada Mania,Pop Culture — by Dan Mozgai @ 7:24 pm

One way I have fun during cicada emergences is designing unique cicada buttons. This year I have magnets too.

Cicada buttons and magnets

I have more cicada pins in the store. Check them out.

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The 17-Year Itch

Filed under: Cicada Mania — by Dan Mozgai @ 6:29 pm

I’m in the April edition of Wired magazine. Go to your newsstand and buy a stack.

April Wired.

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August 21, 2012

Cicada Mania News

Filed under: Cicada Mania,Pop Culture — by Dan Mozgai @ 7:53 am

Saturday the BBC stopped by Cicada Mania headquarters to interview me for a Periodical Cicada episode of their show Nature’s Weirdest. The episode will also feature Dr. Gene Kristsky, and other cicada experts. The show will air in January, and hopefully end up on NetFlix, BBC America or YouTube sometime after that. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b019f6kv Here’s a photo of the amazing crew that interviewed me:

Also, my friends David and Claire gave me this very nice cicada whistle from Peru:

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October 22, 2011

What’s next for Cicada Mania?

Filed under: Cicada Mania — by Dan Mozgai @ 2:35 pm

Autumn (in North America) is usually a slow time for cicadas and this Cicada Mania website, so I have time to clean stuff up and decide what to do next to the site.

Now I turn to you, cicada fans, enthusiasts, and researchers: what would you like to see more of (or less of) on CicadaMania.com ? Please share your thoughts in the comments section of this post.

Looking forward, there’s the Brood I emergence next year in Virginia and West Virginia which should generate some buzz, and then Brood II in 2013 in the east which should be a big event.

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March 22, 2011

Cicada Mania Twitter

Filed under: Cicada Mania — by Dan Mozgai @ 3:22 pm

I’ve been “tweeting” the latest cicada news on Twitter. Follow Cicada Mania on Twitter…

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December 31, 2010

Happy New Year 2011!

Filed under: Cicada Mania — by Dan Mozgai @ 8:48 am

It’s 2011 in Australia now, so I’m wishing everyone a Happy New Year, particularly for those folks in Australia effected by flooding.

There should be a lot of interesting cicada news in 2011, particularly the emergence of Brood XIX 13-year Magicicadas in Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia.

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