These are photos of a Magicicada septendecim with yellow-white eyes, which is rare, but you can usually find one or two if you spend enough time looking for them. The photos were taken during the 2013 Brood II emergence in Metuchen, NJ.
March 29, 2020
White eyes – Brood II Magicicada from Metuchen, New Jersey (2013)
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March 28, 2020
Photos of Brood V cicadas in West Virginia by Matt Berger
Photos of Brood V Magicicada in West Virginia by Matt Berger, including many examples of Magicicadas with a variety of eye colors (the typical color is red).
Brood V emerged in West Virginia (and Ohio, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia and Long Island, NY) in 2016. It will next emerge in 2033.
These photos are BIG. Click/tap the thumbnail for larger versions.
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- A Variety of Eye Colors by Matt Berger. Brood V.
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- Cicada Fungus Infection by Matt Berger. Brood V.
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- Cicada that sclerotized before it got out of its skin by Matt Berger. Brood V.
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- Gray Eyed Cicada by Matt Berger. Brood V.
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- Gray Eyed Cicada Up Close by Matt Berger. Brood V.
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- Molting Cicada by Matt Berger. Brood V.
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- Molting Cicada by Matt Berger. Brood V.
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- Molting Cicada by Matt Berger. Brood V.
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- Molting Cicada by Matt Berger. Brood V.
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- Molting Cicada by Matt Berger. Brood V.
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- Teneral Cicada Up Close by Matt Berger. Brood V.
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- Teneral Cicada Up Close by Matt Berger. Brood V.
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- Teneral Periodical Cicada by Matt Berger. Brood V.
Matt has contributed photos to cicadamania.com for many years. In 2016 he was a post-grad student at West Virginia University. The lab he was part of produced this paper:
Discovery of psychoactive plant and mushroom alkaloids in ancient fungal cicada pathogens
Greg R. Boyce, Emile Gluck-Thaler, Jason C. Slot, Jason E. Stajich, William J. Davis, Tim Y. James, John R. Cooley, Daniel G. Panaccione, Jørgen Eilenberg, Henrik H. De Fine Licht, Angie M. Macias, Matthew C. Berger, Kristen L. Wickert, Cameron M. Stauder, Ellie J. Spahr, Matthew D. Maust, Amy M. Metheny, Chris Simon, Gene Kritsky, Kathie T. Hodge, Richard A. Humber, Terry Gullion, Dylan P. G. Short, Teiya Kijimoto, Dan Mozgai, Nidia Arguedas, Matt T. Kasson
bioRxiv 375105; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/375105
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March 26, 2020
Roy Troutman’s Brood XIV photos, part 3
Brood XIV (14) Magicicada emerged in the greater Cincinnati area in 2008. Roy Troutman took many photos, and I’ll feature them in a series of galleries.
Skip to Part 1, Part 2 or Part 4.
Molting Magicicada:
Magicicada nymph:
Filming Magicicada:
Magicicada with unusual eye colors:
Filming Magicicada:
Magicicada with unusual eye colors:
Gene Kritsky:
Gene’s Cicada Thermometer:
Molting Magicicada:
Adult Magicicada:
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March 19, 2020
White-eyed cicada found by Chris Lowry in Nashville, TN
White-eyed cicada found by Chris Lowry in Nashville, TN. Brood XIX. 2011.
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White-eyed cicada found by Nathan Voss of Spring Hill, TN
White-eyed cicada found by Nathan Voss of Spring Hill, TN. Brood XIX. 2011.
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White-eyed cicada from Paul Stuve found in Columbia, MO
White-eyed cicada from Paul Stuve found in Columbia, MO. Brood XIX. 2011.
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White-eyed Magicicada found by Jack Willey of Nashville, TV
White-eyed Magicicada found by Jack Willey of Nashville, TV. 2011. Brood XIX.
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White-Eyed Magicicada found by Phyllis Rice of Poplar Bluff, MO
White-Eyed Magicicada found by Phyllis Rice of Poplar Bluff, MO. Brood XIX. 2011.
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White-Eyed Magicicada found by Jane and Evan Skinner of Troy, MO
White-Eyed Magicicada found by Jane and Evan Skinner of Troy, MO. Brood XIX. 2011.
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White Eyed cicada found by Melissa Ham in Nashville, TN
White Eyed cicada found by Melissa Ham in Nashville TN. Brood XIX. 2011.
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