Month: June 2007

The final winner in the blue eyed cicada contest

Post author By Dan
Post date June 27, 2007

Michael Jimms sent us this photo of a blue eyed Magicicada:

blue eyed cicada

Michael won the last button in the blue/white/gray eyed cicada category.

Congratulations to all the winners. There are still prizes left in the contest: for Multi Colored Eyed cicadas, and for an emerging nymph with white eyes. Good luck.

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2 more cicada contest winners

Post author By Dan
Post date June 25, 2007

A creamy white eyed cicada from Morton Grove by Judy Thorpe:

White eyed cicada

And…

A true-blue eyed cicada from Western Springs by Matt Weiss:

Blue eyed cicada

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Another Blue/White Eye Contest Winner

Post author By Dan
Post date June 21, 2007

Here’s a white eyed cicada from Grayson Martin.

White Eyed cicada

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Emergence Update for 6/19/2007

Post author By Dan
Post date June 19, 2007
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We got our first IOWA sighting!

Questions:

When will they be gone??? About 2 weeks after the last one emerges. By the time Independence day rolls around, most places will be “liberated” from them.
What’s that smell??? Like any rotting animal, cicadas emit a funky stank after they die. I think they smell like old bacon grease, other’s say Limburger cheese, wet dog…
I haven’t seen any cicadas yet, does that mean I won’t see/hear any? Probably; time to get in the car and go to them.

Locations:

Cedar River near Atalissa, Iowa
Lombard and Elmhurst are “cicada heaven”
At Lake Geneva at Aurora University the Cicada were EVERYWHERE
Singing in Wheaton
Palos Heights is crawling with these things.
All over the place in Wheeling, IL
EVERYWHERE in Schiller Park
Big Foot Beach State Park (southern Wisconsin next to Lake Geneva)
Aurora,IL

Brood XIII Elias Bonaros Eye Color Magicicada

More Blue Eyed Cicada Contest Winners

Post author By Dan
Post date June 19, 2007
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This entry was submitted by Elias Bonaros and Barbara Rzeszutek, taken in Deerfield, IL:

Elias Bonaros and Barbara Rzeszutek, taken in Deerfield, IL

This entry was submitted by Chris Owen, taken at Lemon Lake County Park in Cedar lake, IN:

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Brood XIII Magicicada Photos & Illustrations

A couple of nice cicada photos from Joe Balynas

Post author By Dan
Post date June 19, 2007

Click the images for larger versions:

Mating cicadas:

Joe Balynas 2007

A female cicada getting ready to lay some eggs:

Joe Balynas 2007

A Huge mass of cicada exuvia:

A Huge mass of cicada exuvia:

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Exuvia mania

Post author By Dan
Post date June 15, 2007
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Joe Balynas sent us this picture of a mass of cicada exuvia (aka shells, skins, crisps). Make sure you click the image for the awesome larger version.

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