Brood X Magicicada photo by Michael Malsam from 2004. Parts unknown.
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Magicicada periodical cicada Broods.
Brood X Magicicada photos by The McShane Family from 2004. Towson, Maryland.
Cicada exuvia on a fence:
Cicadas on playground equipment:
Cicadas on a tree trunk
Cicada skins/exuvia and dead cicadas at the base of a tree
Cicada on tree bark
Cicada on the ground
Brood X Magicicada photo by Fred Berry from 2004. Parts unknown.
Brood X Magicicada photos by Mark Goldberg from 2004. Maryland.
Brood X Magicicada photos by Phil Smith from 2004. Indiana.
Magicicada Brood X photo by Frank Mefford from 2004. Kentucky.
Magicicada Brood X photo by Walter Hanig from 2004. Washington, D.C.
Magicicada Brood X photos by Steve Groh from 2004. Cincinnati, Ohio.
Photos of Magicicada cicadas with white & blue eyes by Roy Troutman from 2004.
Photo of a Magicicada cicada with blue eyes by Roy Troutman.
Photo of a Magicicada cicada with blue eyes by Roy Troutman.
Photo of a Magicicada cicada with white eyes by Roy Troutman.
Photo of a Magicicada cicada with white eyes by Roy Troutman.
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My Brood VIII Report
This year Brood VIII periodical cicadas emerged in the Pittsburgh area, and I traveled to see and map them. Unfortunately, I only had 3 days, so I only saw the western side of the Brood.
All things considered — including cool, cloudy weather (which cicadas don’t like as much as hot & sunny) and a very rainy spring — Brood VIII was the least impressive brood I’ve witnessed, in terms of the sheer number of cicadas. I hope no one in the Pittsburgh area takes offense to that statement — Brood VIII is your brood, and you should be proud of it. It is just that as we humans build more and more, and continue to alter the environment, the numbers of cicadas will steadily dwindle. and I think we’re seeing that happen to Brood VIII.
Here’s an impromptu map of the places I saw cicadas:
And a list of places:
- Allegheny Township
- Apollo
- Bethel Township
- Black Lick
- Blairsville
- Blue Spruce Park
- Bolivar
- Boyce Park
- Brush Valley Township
- Center Township
- Crooked Creek Horse Park
- Derry Township
- Elizabeth
- Hempfield Township
- Home
- Homer City
- Hoodlebug Trail
- Indiana
- Keystone State Park
- Ligonier
- New Alexandria
- New Florence
- Parks Township
- Pine Ridge Park
- Rayne Township
- Round Hill Park
- St Clair Township
- Stahlstown
- Two Lick Creek Dam
- Unity
- Washington Township
- West Wheatfield Township
- White Township
- Yellow Creek State Park
And some photos:
Video of the amazing cicada that was just a head.
A very cool Brood VIII cicada frisbee:
