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Brood II Edward Johnson John Cooley Magicicada Mating Periodical Photos & Illustrations Roy Troutman

Roy Troutman’s 2013 Brood II cicada photos, gallery 2

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Post date October 17, 2023
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When Roy Troutman visited New Jersey and New York in 2013 for Brood II he took a lot of great cicada photos.
Here is a sample of the best.
Click the images for a larger version.
Visit Gallery #1 and Gallery #3 as well.

John Cooley and Ed Johnson speaking at the Staten Island Museum Six Legged Sex event by Roy Troutman

Light Up Cicada Sculpture at the Staten Island Museum by Roy Troutman

Magicicada septendecim by Roy Troutman

Magicicada cassini flying inbetween calling in Colonia NJ by Roy Troutman

Magicicada cassini in flight in Colonia NJ by Roy Troutman

Magicicada corpses and exuvia by Roy Troutman

Magicicada mating by Roy Troutman

Magicicada exuvia by Roy Troutman

Magicicada septendecim mating by Roy Troutman

Magicicada staring at you by Roy Troutman

Tags M. cassini, M. septendecim

Brood XIII Magicicada Periodical Stragglers

Fall Magicicada cassini straggler found in Park Ridge, IL

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Post date October 3, 2023
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Mary Rotter Fullerton found, or rather heard and recorded, a Brood XIII Magicicada cassini straggler on October 2nd, 2023, in Park Ridge, Illinois! This cicada emerged 7 months early!

Listen to the edited file (volume increased, background noise removed):

There are squirrel sounds in the mix as well.

Mary says:

Very cool, I have never heard one in fall. It was in a 50-year old maple tree that hosted many stragglers (early Brood XIII?) this past spring of 2023. Park Ridge, IL.

Spectrogram:
Mary Rotter Fullerton

David Marshall of InsectSingers.com confirmed that this is indeed a Magicicada cassini.

David says:

Yes to me that’s unquestionably a set of cassini calls. There are some literature records of autumn Magicicada, sometimes with speculation that it’s related to sudden late-season warmups.

It looks like there’s been quite a few fall stragglers, according to the Magicicada Straggler project on iNaturalist.

Tags M. cassini

Brood X Brood XIII Brood XIV Brood XIX Magicicada Periodical

2023 Magicicada straggler update

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Post date May 27, 2023
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Updated for June 7th!

Here’s a map of 2023 Magicicada straggler sightings from 2023 Magicicada stragglers iNaturalist project and the Cicada Safari app. Dr. Gene Kritsky compiled the map.

Kritsky map June 7

It looks like there are plenty of stragglers from these broods:

Brood XIX, in the south that are 1 year early.
Brood XIII in the Chicago area that are 1 year early.
Brood XIV in the Cape Cod area that is 2 years early.
Brood X, which are 2 years late.
Brood VIII, which is 4 years late.

Learn about Magicicada stragglers.

Brood X Toys and Amusements

Brood X Frisbee

Here’s my latest eBay find: a Brood X Magicicada septendecim disc golf frisbee. Model GStar Wraith.

Brood X Frisbee

This isn’t the first cicada frisbee I’ve seen. Here’s one from Brood VIII.

Brood I Periodical

Meanwhile… Brood I

If you’re a Brood I cicada, you’re probably instar 4.

10 years ago meme (which is a thing in January of 2022):
10 year meme

Brood X Jim Occi Magicicada Periodical

Brood X Magicicada photos by Jim Occi taken in Princeton, set 6

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Post date July 7, 2021
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Brood X Magicicada photos by Jim Occi taken in Princeton, set 6. 2021.

Teneral Magicicada:

Teneral Magicicada:

Magicicada septendecim that failed to completely exit its exuvia before its body hardened:
Magicicada Jim Occi

Magicicada septendecim that failed to completely exit its exuvia before its body hardened:
Magicicada Jim Occi

A pair of Magicicada septendecim:
A pair of Magicicada Jim Occi

More from Jim Occi:

Brood X Jim Occi Magicicada Periodical

Brood X Magicicada photos by Jim Occi taken in Princeton, set 5

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Post date July 7, 2021
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Brood X Magicicada photos by Jim Occi taken in Princeton, set 5. 2021.

Molting Magicicada:

Teneral Magicicada:

Teneral Magicicada:

Teneral Magicicada expanding wings:

Adult Magicicada with crumpled wings:

More from Jim Occi:

Brood X Jim Occi Magicicada Periodical

Brood X Magicicada photos by Jim Occi taken in Princeton, set 4

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Post date July 7, 2021
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Brood X Magicicada photos by Jim Occi taken in Princeton, set 4. 2021.

A Rutgers cap in Princeton (one day Rutgers needs to get that cannon back).

Magicicada septendecim with exposed tymbal:

A Magicicada with its abdomen wrecked by Massospora fungus.
Magicicada wrecked by Massospora

Magicicada exit holes:
Magicicada holes by Jim Occi

A pair of Magicicada septendecim:

More from Jim Occi:

Brood X Jim Occi Magicicada Periodical

Brood X Magicicada photos by Jim Occi taken in Princeton, set 3

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Post date July 7, 2021
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Brood X Magicicada photos by Jim Occi taken in Princeton, set 3. 2021.

Magicicada septendecim on finger:
Perched on finger

Teneral, newly molted Magicicada:
Teneral Magicicada

Magicicada septendecim perched on a plant stalk:
Magicicada on plant Jim Occi

A mass of Magicicada skins:
A mass of exuvia by Jim Occi

Magicicada septendecim on a leaf:
Magicicada on leaf

More from Jim:

Tags M. septendecim

Brood X Magicicada Ovipositing Periodical

Magicicada cassinii photos from Brood X

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Post date July 3, 2021
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Here are some Magicicada cassinii photos from Brood X, 2021, Flemmington, New Jersey.

Magicicada cassinii ovipositing
Magicicada cassini ovipositing

M. cassinii taking a drink:
Taking a Drink Cassini

Tags M. cassini, M. cassinii