Here’s a picture of Magicicada eggs from Roy Troutman. They’re about 3-4mm long. Very tiny.
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Category: Anatomy
Michael Jimms sent us this photo of a blue eyed Magicicada:
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
A creamy white eyed cicada from Morton Grove by Judy Thorpe:
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A true-blue eyed cicada from Western Springs by Matt Weiss:
Here’s a white eyed cicada from Grayson Martin.
This entry was submitted by 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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Exuvia mania
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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3 Contest Winners
Here’s 3 Cicada Contest winners.
Jen Swofford in Highland Park, IL:
Mark Muto in North Riverside, IL:
Sonja Kassebaum of Gurnee, IL:
Paula King’s son found this cicada in Villa Park, IL. In the picture they eyes are white, but Paula observed that the eye color would actually vacillate between blue and white over the course of time. That’s an important observation.
Here’s another picture from Paula of a cicada with mustard colored eyes:
This photos of a blue-eyed Magicicada was taken by Maria Wagner in Downers Grove, IL.
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Gray Eyed Cicada
Here’s a great photo of a gray eyed cicada found in Glenview, IL by Matt Bergquist and photographed by James Planey.
