http://www.cicadamania.com/cicadas Dedicated to cicadas, the most amazing insects in the world. Sat, 05 Jul 2008 10:13:57 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I recently found a book called A monograph of oriental cicadidae in the Internet Archive. The A monograph of oriental cicadidae was authored by William Lucas Distant, and published in 1892 -- that's 116 years ago! The book contains plenty of text and illustrations, some of which I'll include below: Angamiana ... http://www.cicadamania.com/cicadas/2008/07/05/a-monograph-of-oriental-cicadidae-1892-by-willian-lucas/ As promised, the Magicicada adults are all but gone in most areas. I assume that most that are left are in Long Island or Cape Code. Compared to last year (Brood XIII), Cicada Mania had 57% fewer unique visitors, which was expected. That said, I had 57% more fun this ... http://www.cicadamania.com/cicadas/2008/07/03/rotten-but-not-forgotten/ The Fourth of July should be fun this year at Roy Troutman's place. Check out the Clustering Cicada fireworks he found. http://www.cicadamania.com/cicadas/2008/07/03/cicada-fireworks/ , originally uploaded by chiral_c. http://www.cicadamania.com/cicadas/2008/07/03/looking-back-at-brood-xiv-weaverville-nc-pileup/ DSC_0052, originally uploaded by nikon_d50_user. Another cool Flickr photo. http://www.cicadamania.com/cicadas/2008/07/03/looking-back-at-brood-xiv-2-dozen-cicadas-on-a-tree/ Ick bugs, originally uploaded by scribbie. Another fine photo from Flickr. http://www.cicadamania.com/cicadas/2008/07/03/looking-back-at-brood-xiv-ick-bugs/ Cicada tymbal, originally uploaded by Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. A good photo of the cicada's tymbal -- the part that makes the noise. http://www.cicadamania.com/cicadas/2008/07/03/cicada-tymbal/ Cicada Tree, originally uploaded by Mark from Cincinnati. Another photo from Flickr -- all that stuff on the ground -- cicadas. http://www.cicadamania.com/cicadas/2008/07/03/a-look-back-at-brood-xiv-cicada-tree/ Cicadas on a Tree, originally uploaded by Mark from Cincinnati. Another excellent photo from Flickr http://www.cicadamania.com/cicadas/2008/07/03/a-look-back-at-brood-xiv-cicadas-on-a-tree/ Leaves w/Cicadas, originally uploaded by dcfox. An excellent photo found on Flickr. http://www.cicadamania.com/cicadas/2008/07/03/a-look-back-at-brood-xiv-leaves-wcicadas/