100x Magnification of Neotibicen tibicen cicada parts using an EyeClops camera. 2011.
N. tibicen clypeus:
N. tibicen eye:
N. tibicen rostrum:
N. tibicen wing:
February 29, 2020
100x Magnification of N. tibicen cicada parts
Cicada eggs and first instar nymph photos by Roy Troutman
Cicada eggs and first instar nymph photos by Roy Troutman:
Cicada Eggs:
First instar cicada nymphs:
Magicicada skins blanket the ground around the roots of a tree
Magicicada skins (exuvia) blanket the ground around the roots of a tree. This is a photo of periodical cicada skins taken by John Cooley of Cicadas @ UCONN (formerly Magicicada.org) in Warriors’ Path State Park, TN, in 2012. Brood I.
Photos from our 2004 Blue-eyed Magicicada Contest
Photos from our 2004 Brood X Blue-eyed Magicicada Contest.
Contestants won a Cicada Mania button.
Blue-eyed Magicicada photo by Cody:
Blue-eyed Magicicada photo by Luke:
Blue-eyed Magicicada photo by Mike:
Blue-eyed Magicicada photo by Wade:
Cicada Nymph Exuvia by Andrea from 2005
Cicada Nymph Exoskeleton (skin, “shell”, exuvia) by Andrea from 2005.
I believe this is from a Neotibicen (United States).
Molting cicada photos from Japan by John McDonald
Molting cicada photos from Japan by John McDonald. Taken in 2004.
February 28, 2020
Photos of Magicicada cicadas with white & blue eyes by Roy Troutman
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.
August 7, 2019
Check for first instar periodical cicada nymphs
It’s been about six weeks since the emergence of Brood VIII in Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia and Oklahoma. Now (first week of August) is a good a time as any to check for periodical cicada nymphs that have hatched from eggs laid in branches. Once they hatch they’ll find their way to the ground, where they’ll find and begin feeding on roots for the next 17 years.
Look on branches where cicada laid their eggs.
An illustraition of egg nests:
A nymph on a branch with adult male finger for comparison:
Close up:
Another close up:
May 19, 2016
The anatomy of a freshly molted cicada
This video points some of the anatomical features of a freshly molted Magicicada, like it’s tarsal claws, rostrum, clypeus, stylets, and spiracles.
The video was made with Camtasia and Pixelmator — nothing fancy; just a quick video for people experiencing molting cicadas for the first time.
September 3, 2015
Big and Small: *tibicen exuvia
A photo of a Megatibicen auletes compared to a smaller Neotibicen exuvia (I believe it is an N. canicularis based on the time of year and location (mid-New Jersey)).
