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Cicada
Date: Saturday, Dec/27/2003
Message: Late May 1970 ... traveling on Interstate 74 (on the way to Indianapolis) several miles west of Porkopolis, aka Cincinnati, I encountered a Cicada swarm of huge proportion. The windshield oozed with Cicada drippings, the wipers failed, traction was lost and the car skidded, then spun out on the Cicada road slime into a mammoth pile of Cicada debris that had been plowed from the pavement by a Hamilton County Workhouse Cicada Control Unit. Fortunately I had enough beer to last until another Cicada Control road crew could dig me out. It will soon be Year of the Cicada 2004 ..... drive carefully. -- Taras Bulba, Southern Ohio
None in Wales - I Think
Date: Saturday, Dec/27/2003
Message: In July/August 2002 we spent 4 wks on holiday on a caravan site in Tuscany, Italy.The whole time we were there, during when the sun was shining, we were subjected to the incessant noise these creatures make. I've only today discovered what they are. I'm very thankful we have none in Wales or the UK. Or if we have any, they are the quiet variety. -- Jeff, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK
I'm scared
Date: Thursday, Dec/25/2003
Message: Just thought I'd be the first to put up a message about Brood X before the anticipated 2004 breed, very interesting site. -- Sausweet, Baltimore MD
DC Invasion!?
Date: Monday, Dec/8/2003
Message: Can someone give me the dates when these wretched things will be invading DC / MD area again and how far (geographically) their invasion reaches? I need to know how far away to move to avoid seeing them! -- Ben, DC
What weeks will they be here next year?
Date: Saturday, Dec/6/2003
Message: What weeks will Brood 10 (The Washington DC area cicadas) be here in 2004? -- Patty, Northern Virginia
Lotsand lots of cicadas
Date: Thursday, Dec/4/2003
Message: Here where I live we have so many cicadas on a really hot day the song of theres can get really annoying. My sister collects cicadas and she has apretty good collection. -- Danni, Melbourne, Australia
cicada noise for Cristean Aust
Date: Sunday, Nov/30/2003
Message: move to texas they havent got them!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! -- Guns galore, Texas
Swapping cicadas
Date: Friday, Nov/28/2003
Message: Hi i was just wondering if there is anyone out there from Asia who would like to swap cicadas for New Zealand species.
Of course anyone else from other countries as well who is interested could also leave me a message at nzcicada@hotmail.com thanks
-- Kees Green, Auckland, New Zealand
Cicada Brood X
Date: Monday, Nov/17/2003
Message: My boys age 5 and 7 are interested in taking our 2004 vacation to a state that is having a Cicada emergence in May of 2004.We want to experience seeing and hearing all those Cicadas. We do not have them in the Northwest.Any good suggestions of where we should go for the best emergence possible? Thank you, Deanna Russell at
deannar@eocwa.com -- Deanna Russell, Vancouver, Washington
Cicadas in Maryland
Date: Monday, Nov/17/2003
Message: I am just learning about these little creatures. Do these cicadas really have biblical significance? I read that the word cicada is not mentioned in the Bible unlike locust and grasshopper which appear repeatedly. Also, does anyone know when the cicadas are to appear in the D.C. metropolitan area? I live in Prince George's County, MD. -- Kristen, PG County MD
entomologists?
Date: Thursday, Nov/13/2003
Message: Just finishing up an undergrad entomology degree at Ohio State... was wondering if anybody here does research on cicadas? -- Aaron, Columbus, OH
Latest Cicada of season?
Date: Wednesday, Nov/5/2003
Message: What is the latest day of the year you've seen/heard a live Cicada "in the wild" ?This year I heard one on November 3, the latest I can remember. It was warm and other insects were still active (Katydids, Preying Manti, Grasshoppers, etc). He sang in a bottomland forest near a river in the evening. His call was steady in pitch. Now it's freezing so I don't expect to hear Cicadas until next year.
-- Eric, East Central Missouri
Life Histories
Date: Wednesday, Nov/5/2003
Message: I am beginning to collect life history data on cicadas. Right now I need information on Diceroprocta bibbyi, D. canescens, D. cinctifera, D. eugraphica Okanagodes terlingus, Tibicen chisoensis, T, druryi, T. Inauditus, and T. townsendi. johnne@netjava.com -- Wes Phillips, Fritch, Texas
Philosophical Cicadas
Date: Monday, Nov/3/2003
Message: Does anyone know which species of cicada live in Athens (to which Socrates refers in Plato's Phaedrus simply as 'tettix'), or where I might find this precise information? I hope someone out there can point me in the right direction. Thank you for your help.
-- James, CA
cicada sighting
Date: Sunday, Nov/2/2003
Message: i saw cicada in the school play ground and two cicada shells and two cicadas no the tree near the ice cream shop -- sami, toronto, ont
NZ Cicadas starting to emerge
Date: Sunday, Oct/26/2003
Message: I just thought I would let you guys no that the cicadas are starting to emerge here in New Zealand. So far i have caught Rhodopsalta leptomera, Kikihia muta aotea, Notopsalta sericea and have heard Kikihia cutora cutora, ochrina and i believe dugdalei. -- Kees Green, New Zealand
Cicadas and insect classes
Date: Wednesday, Oct/22/2003
Message: I have not done any serious collecting this summer, but last weekend I taught the section on Insects for the Master Naturalists in Amarillo. I included 40 species of Cicadas when I talked about diversity in insects. Tibicen superba the Superb Cicada seemed out in abundance this summer in Borger, as every tree had two or three in it. Tibicen dorsata - the Grand Western Cicada was also out, but in smaller numbers.I need cicada specimens from the West. Anyone willing to trade? johnne@netjava.com. -- Wes Phillips, Fritch, Texas USA
Help with identification of this Cicada
Date: Monday, Oct/6/2003
Message: I need help to identify a Cicada. (I have a photo). It was found in south eastern Amazonia near Tucurui on the River Tocantins. -- Liza Maria Veiga, Belem. Para State, Amazonia, Brazil
How many species?
Date: Saturday, Sep/27/2003
Message: If you know what is the exact # of species of cisadas? -- none of yo beez wax, somewhere
What do you mean by cicadas are coming!?
Date: Saturday, Sep/27/2003
Message: Are they like taking over the world or something? -- ?, ?
I caught a cicada!
Date: Saturday, Sep/27/2003
Message: I found a cicada on the grass in my yard today.I scooped it up in tuperwear and brought it inside.I was I went to ask.com to see what they eat and this site came up.I read a question asking will cicadas bite or sting?The answer was no, but they do pinch,scratch,and sometimes they lay eggs on you!Not like I would ever touch it.GROSS!!!!!Some one asked what they eat and the answer was a tree or something like that.The guy that answered said it was best to let it go.So when I'm done online I'm gonna open the tuperwear and RUN!!!!I hate bugs.I don't know why but I wanted to keep it as a pet.No spiders though.I can't even look at spiders!!! -- what my name is, this planet
2004 CICADAS in Pigeon Forge?
Date: Saturday, Sep/27/2003
Message: Could anyone tell me if Pigeon Forge will be effected by the 2004 cicadas. I'm taking a girl scout troop there mid-June and am concerned about perhaps the emergence overpowering the trip since there are so many trees there.
-- Julie, Cincinnati
CICADA SEASON
Date: Tuesday, Sep/23/2003
Message: I HAVE HEARD MANY COMMENTS ABOUT WHEN CICADA'S WILL BE HERE. IS IT 2003 OR 2004? I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL BUT NOT AS MANY AS I REMEMBER IN CINCINNATI OHIO THE LAST TIME IT TOOK PLACE. -- MELISSA, HAMILTON, OHIO
CIcadas in September + 17-year emergence in 2004
Date: Sunday, Sep/21/2003
Message: Lots of cicadas still buzzing away here. Things got off to a late start due to the cool spring that we had. It's doubtful that anyone reporting cicadas this late in the year are hearing Magicicada. They are normally the first ones out in any areaNext year, Brood X, probably the most widespread emergence, will be emerging around June 1st. Don't miss it! If you happen to live in an emergence area, you won't miss it! -- MIke Frey, Lititz PA
Addition to previous
Date: Sunday, Sep/21/2003
Message: Sorry I forgot, my cicada resembles the last picture above -- Kathleen, Mississauga, Ont, CA
Found a Cicada
Date: Sunday, Sep/21/2003
Message: I initially found this bug and thought that was not native to our country, upon contacting the U of T campus in Mississauga. I found out what it was.It was almost 2 inches long and it was dying, I kept it until itdentification and then let it go (dead). I was totally fasinated by this insect. -- Kathleen, Mississauga, Ont, CA
My mom found one on her paper route!
Date: Saturday, Sep/20/2003
Message: My mother found a cicada on her clothes when she came home in the morning from her daily paper route. She put it in a paper bag and placed it in the trash and it crawled out and suprised my step father. My mother has lived here for 20 years and claims she has never seen themin florida, but in her previous home in Wisconsin she saw them. Do they not really come to florida because of the heat? -- Heather & Patti, Ft. Myers FL
Cicada "shells" all over tree
Date: Saturday, Sep/20/2003
Message: While cleaning up after Hurricane Isabel, we found a tree with many cacada, but we are unsure if that is what they really are. -- Zack, Wilmington, NC
Green Cicada
Date: Monday, Sep/15/2003
Message: I was sitting out in front of my office building and there I saw a green cicada dead on it's back. It has been exactly 17 years since the first time ever exposed to them. -- RSF, Mclean, Virginia right outside of DC
Tibiscen sp.
Date: Monday, Sep/15/2003
Message: Just picked one up off my patio, not sure of sp. Found him upside down but he's still got a little life in him. Have him in the house now to show the kids tonight. Grew up on W. coast so never saw these growing up. My first introduction to them was actually in Okinawa (HUGE sp. like small sparrows!)Looking forward to brood X next spring. -- Stacy, Odenton, Maryland
Re: Chicago early emergence?
Date: Sunday, Sep/14/2003
Message: I have not seen any, just the usual Tibicens but I believe I heard some Magicicada. In our maples along the street, there were some strange lower-pitched two-syllable calls amid the usual Tibicens "eeeeeeeeeeeeeeee". I haven't seen any bodies other than Tibicens (whether from die-off or the numerous cats and dogs in the neighborhood capturing them). -- Shanda, West Dundee, IL
help help help
Date: Saturday, Sep/13/2003
Message: my mom found one of this lttle guy on my front porch we took it in the house and i made him a home this is the 1 night he spent here but i dont know if can set him free missing claws but he has his leg and i dont think he can fly he fly like he is drunk and i dont know if i should let him go -- tim nichols, windsor ontario canada
Sightings/hearings
Date: Friday, Sep/12/2003
Message: Some activity here in west suburban Boston - exoskeletons found on vertical surfaces and some sporadic noise heard. Nothing like I heard or saw on the Cape years (17?) ago when there were hundreds of exoskeletons, constant noise (sounded like a flying saucer landing) and tips of pine tree branches were falling off the trees! -- Warren Thompson, Bedford, MA
Melampsalta calliope
Date: Friday, Sep/12/2003
Message: Hi cicada people,I am in a research lab (see CicadaCentral) that is working mostly on one tribe of cicadas - the Cicadettini. These cicadas are found all over the world, but there are only two described species in North America - Melampsalta calliope and Melampsalta floridensis. These are very small (less than 1 inch including wings) green cicadas found in grassy fields in Central/Eastern NA. Does anyone out there have any recent specimens/photos/song recordings that they would be willing to trade? Any information on these cicads would be welcome! Please email me at cicada900@yahoo.com.auHappy cicada hunting! -- Kathy, Storrs, CT
Nymph Shells
Date: Wednesday, Sep/10/2003
Message: We've seen nymph shells in our yard both last year and this year. They're not in great quantities, so I assume they're not the 17 year cicadas? What kind are these, and can I expect to see them each summer? They've come around in July and August of 02 and 03? -- Barbara , Toms River, NJ
next circada cycle
Date: Wednesday, Sep/10/2003
Message: when is the next cycle for the circadas?They seem pretty loud in my neck of the woodsMike -- mbgilbert@aol.com, silver spring, maryland
The Current Cicada
Date: Wednesday, Sep/3/2003
Message: I just noticed the cicadas in my western Pennsylvania neighborhood recently. It seems late in the year for this; could it be due to the amount of rain that we have recieved this year? And, what type of cicada is this and at what interval do they return? Thanks, Wayne and Pat 9-3-03 -- Wayne Cosentino, Avella, PA USA (western PA)
Out and About!
Date: Tuesday, Sep/2/2003
Message: For the past two weeks it has been excellent cicada viewing! Almost nightly I get to see little ones coming out of their shells and then big ones making the end of August music. Just beautiful! -- Elizabeth, Chicago, IL
Cicada Killers
Date: Tuesday, Sep/2/2003
Message: It was quite an education learning about not only Cicadas, but those very impressive wasps that like to kill them. Those wasps get my respect. It has ben a very auditory summer. -- Keith Brigode, Washington Lake, Michigan
Cicada Recorded for CD
Date: Tuesday, Sep/2/2003
Message: We make CDs of sound effects and recorded a daytime bug that might be a Cicada and need to know if it kind of makes the sound of rattlesnake in the trees. We have several recordings and just need to confirm that is the name of the bug. http://a1freesoundeffects.com -- Bob Sound, Houston, Texas
17-year-cicadas in Maine?
Date: Monday, Sep/1/2003
Message: My daughter is planning a Maine wedding for August 2004. Will there be hordes of periodical cicadas there, as there will be here in Maryland? -- Mary Jansiewicz, Baltimore, Maryland
Cicada remains
Date: Monday, Sep/1/2003
Message: I found this dead insect on my porch. Did anyone else find a cicada in MA? I thought they come around every 17 years -- Diane, Melrose, MA
annoying cicada!!
Date: Sunday, Aug/31/2003
Message: I was outside playing softball,there was a cicada sitting on the tree above me. It started screaching really loud and wouldn't stop! So I picked up a stick and hit the cicada,it flew off and came back in about 5 seconds. I hit it several more times and it never left, so I did. -- Shelby, Parsons,Kansas
So that's a Cicada!
Date: Sunday, Aug/31/2003
Message: I kept seeing these big flying bugs and was not sure what they were. Cicadas!! I came upon this site! Thanks, it's fascinating. Now I know that they don't bite or sting. I've always heard them but didn't know what they looked like. I saw one on my back deck on it's back and thought it was dead. I touched it very lightly and it didn't move. I turned it over but it didn't seem alive, so I got the broom and swept it off but when I did it made the noise and so I guess it was alive. I turned it over and let it stay there and the next morning it was gone. I'm kinda afraid of them because of their size, but I love them too! Do they sometimes sleep and appear dead?Thanks again! -- Jan, suburban Atlanta
Cicada Season 2004??
Date: Saturday, Aug/30/2003
Message: I moved to the Greater Cincinnati area almost 2 years ago... they all tell me that NEXT summer(2004) is the cicada season but the research I've done indicates otherwise... that the season was actually 2002. What's the deal? And just how bad is it going to be? I know they can't hurt me but it sure sounds gross from the stories I hear... Tell me about it... -- Rebecca, Covington, KY
they're here!
Date: Tuesday, Aug/26/2003
Message: have seen several in the past few days . . . noisy little critters! -- doreen, cincinnati, oh
Identified Tibicen Cicada
Date: Tuesday, Aug/26/2003
Message: We have identified this Cicada through the web. Is it native to Canada? We have never seen them before. They range up to three inches long (body). We are interested to know more about this new inhabitant of our back yard.Thanks! -- Susan James, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Outside Wedding in June
Date: Tuesday, Aug/26/2003
Message: I am scheduled to get married outside in June 2004. Are the Cicada's going to ruin it.....? Also I saw seven on my trees in the front yard today. (08/25/03) -- Gwen, Cincinnati Ohio
Cicadas and Moles
Date: Tuesday, Aug/26/2003
Message: My neighborhood yards are overrun with moles. I have heard that when the cicadas emerge, as they are beginning to now in my neighborhood, the moles will die off. Does anyone know if there is any truth to this? -- Judy, Cincinnati, Ohio
other name
Date: Monday, Aug/25/2003
Message: Do cicada also go by the name of Locus? -- Troy, Chicago
cicada hatching
Date: Monday, Aug/25/2003
Message: saw one last night hatch on my dogwood. very interesting. also, watched a bee kill one. guess he stung it - all the while the cicada was buzzing - sad -- nancey, gaithersburg, montgomery county, maryland
ew... I really don't like bugs but.,..
Date: Monday, Aug/25/2003
Message: I know It can't be helped. I hear them outside EVERY SUMMER, i can hear them going crazy outside now. I've decided to educate my self about them and I know that they will be here next summer. THe last time they were here was the year I was born ('87) and my parent's horror stories of them being in blankets on cars and sidewalks are freaking me out. I want to know if there Is there any type of repellent you can put on to keep them from harassing you. They are pretty gross in my opinion so if you know of anything can you e-mail me so I can stock up :) thanks! darealfolkblues@yahoo.com -- Meagan, Randallstown, Baltimore Co, MD
cicada concerns
Date: Sunday, Aug/24/2003
Message: i bought a home in spring of 2002. we had a large swamp maple tree removed from our yard so we could put in a pool. around late july and august we found about a hundred or so holes in the ground and then cicada shells and cicads. now this august we found the same thing. my concern is that they will come up under the pool and eat thru the liner. i have found holes on the edge around the pool where they have come up and moved river rocks that are about two and a half inches in size.should i worry about them coming up thru my liner and that 7 or seventeen year myth i think is wrong. please help i am thinking about pesticides. -- dan, yardville, nj
when's the last time you've seen a cicada baby?
Date: Sunday, Aug/24/2003
Message: Just saw one outside my house. It was so cool sitting there all by its self. Then, all of a sudden, my dog, Gracie, ate that bitch. That was a phenomal moment to experience that. That's It, Ice Rob -- cicada baby, cashville,tn
Cicada Counds on CD?
Date: Saturday, Aug/23/2003
Message: Does anyone know of a cd for sale with cicada sounds on it? Trying to tape the sounds in my back yard to no avail.Several years ago I purchased a cd entitled "Frog Talk" which is the sounds of the springtime "peepers" -- Karen, Greensburg, PA
Singing Cicadas
Date: Saturday, Aug/23/2003
Message: This is an auditory experience of about 20 years ago. I had occasion to camp out at the Prince William Forest Preserve in Virginia. At sundown, the whole forest came alive with the chirping of singing insects, millions of them everywhere! It took my breath away. Their chirp is somewhere between a cicada and a katydid. I am a musician and I had my flute with me. I had to play along with them. That improvised melody is now a perminent part of my repertoire. Does anybody know what these insects are? Is there a recording of them? Send any replies to the above address or tinasparty@yahoo.com Thank You -- Tina Andrus, 3 Madison St. Apt 3, Schenectady, NY, USA, 12305
Cicadas wings..
Date: Saturday, Aug/23/2003
Message: this last week, there have been a lot of Cicadas and inevetably my cats will get one... I try to rescue them but I got to one today and his wing was damaged. Will this heal? or should I just put him in a tree somewhere away from the cats?. Diana -- Diana Howe, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
"Cicadas and the City"
Date: Saturday, Aug/23/2003
Message: Apparently the 17 year cicadas are early! it took us a while to figure out what they were as the "nymphs" look like a cross between little crabs and ugly roaches. And the babies are going to start dropping from the trees?That's pretty gross.They're all over the Baltimore City Johns Hopkins University Homewood Campus. -- Todd, Baltimore, MD
arguement of Cicada's stinging
Date: Friday, Aug/22/2003
Message: I have recently gotten into an argument whether cicada's sting or not - I say they don't - what is the real answer? -- John, Columbus, Ohio
A cicada?
Date: Thursday, Aug/21/2003
Message: I came out to our pool the other day in the morning, and saw this large bug, which resembled a large fly, floating around. It was still living, so I got it out of the pool, and it moved very slowly. It was dark, probably black in color, and had clear webbed wings. Is it possibly a cicada in Southern NJ this time of year. Thanks for any info you can give me. ps it didn't make any noise. -- Melissa, Cherry Hill, NJ
found a LOT of cicada shells!
Date: Thursday, Aug/21/2003
Message: this morning my husband and i were walking to the car to go to work, and i looked down on the sidewalk and there was a shell and a foot away from it was an adult! it wasn't completely dry and ready to fly, it was still kind of green and slow. i moved it off the sidewalk, where i was afraid it would get stepped on. the rest of the one block walk to the car we found 7 more shells. when we came home and walked on the opposite side of the street we found at least 10 more, all over the trees. i've never seen this many at one time. we found 2 or 3 last year in the same area. one tree had 5 on it that i could see. just found this website. i've loved cicadas ever since i was little. when i was a teenager i was lucky enough to see an adult emerge and dry in our backyard. it took hours and was one of the most amazing experiences of my life. -- Melanie Wilson, Oak Park, IL
Yes it is a noisy night!
Date: Thursday, Aug/21/2003
Message: ...I am used to hearing the cicadas in the morning. Strange this year, usually they come out late june early July...very late start this year and they are singing at night! Making up for lost time!!!! ;-)McKenzie -- McKenzie, Bucks County
Very Noisy Bug at Night????
Date: Wednesday, Aug/20/2003
Message: Hoping that someone might help me identify the 'bug' around here lately which has been very noisy, it is much lounder than the common cricket, which I can still hear at night, the sound is a middle to high pitched sound similar to that of a cricket, sounds like it is coming from the trees in my back yard. Any information and perhaps sound link would be great, email to tmdelisle@yahoo.com -- Todd, Southbridge, MA
Cicada migrate?
Date: Saturday, Aug/16/2003
Message: Do cicada migrate? I remember hearing about a type of cicada that pays a visit to Arkansas every 7 years. I was wondering if that was even possible for these critters. -- mickel, MA
large insect shell
Date: Friday, Aug/15/2003
Message: The other morning I found this shell of an insect. About five minutes later I saw a large camouflage looking insect with large wings. I was wondering what it could be and then it finally dawned on me that it was a Cicada. I didn't expect them for another 4 years. But now I will be searching every night for more nymphs! Very interesting and exciting insects. -- Katie, Lynwood, IL.
tonight a small one
Date: Friday, Aug/15/2003
Message: Tonigh I was sitting outside and a new "baby" cicada landed on my arm, I was so excited to finally see one again , as I have heard them all summer long here, but have not held one since I was a kid in texas. This is the first summer I can remember hearing them in minneapolis so I am glad to see this little guy, I took a few pictures as I am a photographer and then I let him go....... -- jmcfadden, Minneapolis
Something wicked this way hums!
Date: Thursday, Aug/14/2003
Message: August 14, 2003. The trees are alive with the sound of music. It has been Seven Years since the last attack. They are Back! -- Randy, Milltown, Middlesex County, New Jersey
cicada nymfs all over
Date: Wednesday, Aug/13/2003
Message: all night about 40 cicada nymfs covered one of my trees. i just watch turn into cicadas for while. it was cool , but long! -- corey, marine IL
Dead and alive
Date: Wednesday, Aug/13/2003
Message: Just moved to Chino Valley,Arizona a few months ago.I asked around about the noise in the trees.They all said cicada's.I love the sound!!! So country and summery.I found a dead one,and it rattled when I picked it up.I went to a neighbors tree,and saw one crawling backwards down the trunk,rattling every few seconds.I hope that they will be back next year too.Chino Valley is located 15 miles north of Prescott,Az.They're loaded with them too!!! I'm glad that I decided to do some research to learn more about them.Some of the long time locals were also saying locusts or katydids.Now I can inform them with a not so,and show them the picture,and identification of a cicada.Thank you for the information, Katie -- Katie Meyer, Chino Valley, Arizona U.S.A.
Cicada
Date: Monday, Aug/11/2003
Message: on August 2nd, my husband found our cat playing with a large brown bug. He put it in a flower pot so the cat couldn't get it. Later he found it hatching. Turned out to be what he thought was a large green butterfly/moth. It just hung on the edge of the pot and was gone the next morning. Clemson Extension told me it was a Cicada. We'd had them in all our trees 2/3 years ago but never saw one, just heard them. We thought they only hatched every 17 years but Clemson says there are some that hatch every year. Wish I'd taken pictures of the hatching. -- Jeannie Burton, Greenwoood,S.C.
Cicada "shells" in Toronto
Date: Sunday, Aug/10/2003
Message: Although as a kid I heard the Cicada "song" it wasn't until last week that I overheard the neighbour say "Yuck! What is that?!"I went over and saw the skin of a cicada still clinging to the fence. The neighbour saw a TV special that night, coincidentally, on the Cicada...that's how we found out what it was.A day later I found 8 or ten skins on the trunk of our 60 year old spruce tree.My wife won't let me bring them in the house, so I am content to view photos of the wee beasties on the internet. -- Harvey, Toronto, Canada
Rescued Cicada! Please Help!
Date: Sunday, Aug/10/2003
Message: Two days ago I found a cicada covered in fire ants. Thankfully the ants couldn't break through his rough shell and he is fine. I know very little about cicadas except from the helpful info on this site. I believe he is a nymph, he is dark brown with no wings and looks very much like the cicada nymphs in photos.I tried to put him back in the tree, but he keeps falling back down to the ant-infested ground, so I have kept him in a plastic container with soil, branches and leaves, but he just keeps crawling --quite awkwardly-- in circles. What should I do with him? Thanks for your help!~Heather -- Heather Dearmon, South Carolina
where are the cicadas
Date: Saturday, Aug/9/2003
Message: has anyone in queens seen any cicada's this year. this is the first time in 20 years that i haven't seen them! where are they? -- jerome rosovsky, whitestone, NY
We saw one! It tried to kill me!
Date: Saturday, Aug/9/2003
Message: It attached us today! We ran and ran ans ran until it finally lost track of us... we were scared but thankfully we are slick ones ;). Thank the Lord for quick feet! YAA HOOO! -- Annie and Dani, In the backyard
Seen many cicadas around the yard, lately
Date: Saturday, Aug/9/2003
Message: The backyard has recently been abuzz with many cicada. I woke up this morning and found one of the beautiful creatures on the kitchen window. I remember these insects from my childhood. Do they emerge every summer or just every so years? They are really neat to see! -- Amanda Vargo, Charlotte, NC
Cicada Sighting
Date: Friday, Aug/8/2003
Message: Found two cicadas within a 5 mile radius emerging from their shells around Winchester this week, in case anyone wants to know ..they're heeere! -- Leann, Winchester, IL
emergence of cicadas in baltimore
Date: Friday, Aug/8/2003
Message: what are the expected dates of emergence of cicadas in baltimore, 2004 we are planning a june 26 wedding -- d kimmitt, baltimore maryland
How do cicadas get there eggs into the ground?
Date: Friday, Aug/8/2003
Message: How do cicadas get there eggs into the ground? -- Kyle, Fayette, Al
Weird giant flyng insect
Date: Wednesday, Aug/6/2003
Message: My daughter and I were rollerblading in our apt complex. I was looking up at the sky and saw a giant bug flying very clumsely. At first I thought it was a june bug. I thought it'd be too late in the season for that. It had something hanging off of it, and it's wings almost looked too small for it's huge body. I guessed it was a cicada. It was a dark color. I've been seeing them occasionally lately. Sometimes it looks like two dragon flies stuck together, but it's just one bug. I'm just curious what kind of cicada this would be if it is one. It had to be, it was huge. -- Lisa, Milwaukee, WI, USA
Cicada Beanie
Date: Wednesday, Aug/6/2003
Message: I dropped by your site to find a picture of a cicada, to show a friend in CA who'd never seen one. I thought y'all would like to know that there's a cicada beanie baby available:http://shop.store.yahoo.com/incrediblegifts/twitcictybea.html -- Cobwebs, Manassas, VA
3 weeks so far
Date: Monday, Aug/4/2003
Message: I found a Cicada in Enfield, CT. 3 weeksago. They are still around. I caught one yesterday August 3rd. How long will they be here in CT.? What species are they? I heard they only last 3 days? Also, found alot of underground wasp mounds and tunnels. Mary Lou Enfield,CT. -- Mary Lou Timura, Enfield, Connecticut
almost finished.......
Date: Monday, Aug/4/2003
Message: can we become overrun with these wasps? We use the back yard all the time. Or, want to anyway... Any HELP!!! would be appreciated!! -- P Rathbone, still in Oneonta
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Date: Monday, Aug/4/2003
Message: Boy are they freaky! But upon checking out what I can in the last few minutes before finding this site, it seems as though they (wasps) are pretty docile and "beneficial" according to the "wasp people". My question is which could become more of a problem? I want to put my terror aside and leave the wasps alone if cicadas are REALLY destructive..but are they? (next post) -- P Rathbone, Oneonta,NY
Don't want to kill ANYONE, but............
Date: Monday, Aug/4/2003
Message: I've been hearing cicadas lately and it reminds me of when I was a kid in Villanova,PA. We used to find the "shells" all over and hear them all the time. Loved it. Have not been inundated by them ever, but!- today my dog discovered what I've found out to be a "cicada killer wasp"! When I went over to see what it was I saw two more...(see next post)... -- Patricia Rathbone, Oneonta NY
Are there cicadas in FL???
Date: Saturday, Aug/2/2003
Message: I just moved from MN to FL. I am very used to the constant buzzing of cicadas during a MN summer. Now that I am in FL, I am hearing a much louder buzzing, very similar to that of the sound in MN, but so much louder. It can actually be heard with windows shut, a/c on, and earplugs in while taking a nap. Are these cicadas, or some other type of insect. I have encountered so many strange new creatures down here.... -- Danni, Melbourne
DACHSHUND DISCOVERED CICADA
Date: Saturday, Aug/2/2003
Message: Was quite taken by the HUGE bug my mini dachshund found on the walk in front of my house. I had never seen such a thing. I called and woke my mother at 6 in the morning and described the monstrous bug, she assured me it was a Cicada. WOW! -- Lisa, Warren, Ohio
Nymf Emergence
Date: Thursday, Jul/31/2003
Message: I'm trying to find out how long it takes for the nymf, once its out and on a tree to emerge. Kids found one hanging on a tree and we would like to get pictures of it coming out. Its been overnite now wondering if this process takes days like a cocoon. -- Mike, NJ
3 more Cicada species join annual chorus in Southern Maryland
Date: Wednesday, Jul/30/2003
Message: The first Tibicen linnei of the year was heard in Leonardtown, St. Mary's County, Maryland on Friday, July 25 at 5:04pm (86 deg). The first Tibicen davisi of the season was heard in Ridge, St. Mary's County, Maryland on Saturday, July 26 at 2:45pm (86 deg). And last but not least, our largest cicada in MD, Tibicen auletes was also heard on Saturday, July 26 at 8:23pm (81 deg) for the first time this season in Ridge. Everyone is now present and accounted for as far as the cicada fauna of Southern Maryland is concerned. (Even though auletes and davisi are about 4 weeks later than normal.) We currently have 7 species calling: N. hieroglyphica, T. auletes, T. chloromerus, T. davisi, T.linnei, T. lyricen and T. robinsonianus. -- John Z, Cicadas of the Mid-Atlantic, Southern Maryland
3 more Cicada species join annual chorus in Southern Maryland
Date: Wednesday, Jul/30/2003
Message: The first Tibicen linnei of the year was heard in Leonardtown, St. Mary's County, Maryland on Friday, July 25 at 5:04pm (86 deg). The first Tibicen davisi of the season was heard in Ridge, St. Mary's County, Maryland on Saturday, July 26 at 2:45pm (86 deg). And last but not least, our largest cicada in MD, Tibicen auletes was also heard on Staurday, July 26 at 8:23pm (81 deg) for the first time this season. Everyone is now present and accounted for as far as the cicada fauna of Southern Maryland is concerned. (Even though auletes and davisi are about 4 weeks later than normal.) We currently have 7 species calling: N. hieroglyphica, T. auletes, T. chloromerus, T. davisi, T.linnei, T. lyricen and T. robinsonianus. -- John Z, Cicadas of the Mid-Atlantic, Southern Maryland
Cicada Killing Bees
Date: Monday, Jul/28/2003
Message: I have about 200 of them flying around in my yard. They will be here two more weeks. -- Donna, LaCrosse, Wi
Live Giant Cicada
Date: Monday, Jul/28/2003
Message: Just found one today, 28 July 03 -- James, Charleston, South Carolina