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March 29, 2020

Molting & Molted cicadas – Brood II Magicicada from Metuchen, New Jersey (2013)

Filed under: Brood II | Magicicada | Molting | Photos & Illustrations — Dan @ 10:14 am

This is a series of molting and recently molted teneral (soft) cicadas from the 2013 Brood II Magicicada emergence in Metuchen, NJ.

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Other galleries in this series:

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Dead Specimens – Brood II Magicicada from Middlesex County, New Jersey (2013)

Filed under: Brood II | Magicicada | Massospora | Photos & Illustrations — Tags: M. septendecim, M. septendecula — Dan @ 10:03 am

Photos of dead specimens from the Brood II Magicicada emergence in Middlesex County, NJ, in 2013.

Brood II Magicada collection from 2013:

Comparison of Male and Female Magicicada genitalia:

Magicicada septendecula female abdomen:

Magicicada septendecim hind wing:

Male Magicicada septendecim infected with Massospora cicadina fungus:

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Live Specimens – Brood II Magicicada from Middlesex County, New Jersey (2013)

Filed under: Brood II | Magicicada | Photos & Illustrations — Tags: M. septendecim, M. septendecula — Dan @ 9:54 am

These are photos of live cicada specimens from the 2013 Brood II emergence in Middlesex County, NJ.

Magicicada septendecim Metuchen NJ:

Male Magicicada septendecim Metuchen NJ. Abdomen.

Male Magicicada septendecim Metuchen NJ:

Male Magicicada Metuchen NJ:

Female Magicicada septendecim Metuchen NJ:

Male M. septendecim Metuchen NJ:
Male M_ septendecim Metuchen NJ

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People and cicadas – Brood II Magicicada from Metuchen, New Jersey (2013)

Filed under: Brood II | David Rothenberg | John Cooley | Magicicada | Photos & Illustrations — Dan @ 9:46 am

People and cicadas – Brood II Magicicada from Metuchen, New Jersey (2013).

These are photos of people and cicadas from Brood II.

My sister and a cicada:
Beauty and the Beast

Can I give you a hand?
Can I give you a hand _Magicicada nymphs in Metuchen NJ_

Artist Asher Jay and a friend collecting cicadas:
Hunting for cicadas in Metuchen

John Cooley being interviewed by the New York Times with musician David Rothenberg in the foreground:

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White eyes – Brood II Magicicada from Metuchen, New Jersey (2013)

Filed under: Brood II | Eye Color | Magicicada | Photos & Illustrations — Tags: M. septendecim — Dan @ 9:38 am

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.

Yellow-White Eyed Male Magicicada septendecim Metuchen NJ

Yellow-White eyed Male Magicicada septendecim Metuchen NJ 2

White eyed male Magicicada septendecim Metuchen NJ

White eyed male Magicicada septendecim Metuchen NJ 2

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Chimneys – Brood II Magicicada from Metuchen, New Jersey (2013)

Filed under: Brood II | Chimneys | Magicicada | Photos & Illustrations — Dan @ 9:31 am

These are some small cicada chimneys created by Magicicada during Brood II in 2013 in Metuchen. Magicicadas occasionally create chimneys above the holes they emerge from — more often when the soil is wet or ground is shadowed (under a deck, in a lawn mower shed). These were shaded by a large pine.

Cicada Chimney Metuchen Brood II

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Brood II Cicada Events in Staten Island and Manhattan back in 2013

Filed under: Brood II | Magicicada | Photos & Illustrations — Dan @ 9:10 am

These photos are of Brood II Cicada Events in Staten Island and NYC back in 2013. Technically the only photo from Manhattan is the cicada mosaic in the subway near the American Museum of Natural History. Most of these photos are from Staten Island Museum exhibits. The Staten Island Museum is the home of William T. Davis’ cicada collection, which numbers over 25,000 specimens. Ed Johnson was the curator of the collection at the time.

Staten Island has Brood II Magicicada. Manhattan has none, but may have in the past.

Roy Troutman and Elias Bonaros near cicada mosaic in subway:

Dan Mozgai featured on the Staten Island Museums Cicada Timeline:

John Cooley (middle) and Ed Johnson (right) at the Staten Island Museum:
John Cooley _middle_ and Ed Johnson _right_ at the Staten Island Museum

Staten Island Museum 17 Year Cicada Exhibit:

The Joy of Six Legged Sex event at the Staten Island Museum:

William T Davis information at the Staten Island Museum:
William T Davis at the Staten Island Museum

A Magicicada with Pink Eyes held by Chris Simon. This photo was taken in the field, not at a museum.

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Brood II Magicicada from Edison, New Jersey (2013)

Filed under: Brood II | Exuvia | Magicicada | Photos & Illustrations — Tags: M. septendecim — Dan @ 8:56 am

Brood II Magicicada from Edison, New Jersey (2013).

A mess of Magicicada exuvia and corpses at the foot of a tree in Roosevelt Park in Edison NJ:
Another mess of Magicicada exuvia and corpses at the foot of a tree in Roosevelt Park in Edison NJ

David Rothenberg, John Cooley, Asher Jay and others looking for cicadas in Roosevelt Park:

Magicicada septendecim laying eggs _ovipositing_ in Roosevelt Park in Edison NJ:

Magicicada septendecim laying eggs ovipositing in Roosevelt Park in Edison NJ:

Magicicada septendecim with Massospora fungus found at the Edison Memorial Tower Park in Edison NJ:

Many Magicicada emergence holes in Edison Memorial Tower park in Edison NJ:

Mating Magicicada in Roosevelt Park in Edison NJ:

Mating Magicicada in Roosevelt Park NJ:

Mirror Image – Edison Memorial Tower Park:
Mirror Image - Edison Memorial Tower Park

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Brood II Magicicada from Colonia, New Jersey (2013)

Filed under: Brood II | Magicicada | Photos & Illustrations — Tags: M. cassini, M. septendecim, M. septendecula — Dan @ 8:41 am

Brood II Magicicada from Woodbridge, New Jersey (2013). Elias Bonaros, Roy Troutman and I went looking for cicadas in Middlesex County.

Male Magicicada septendecula found in Woodbridge Township NJ:

M. septendecim top and M.cassini bottom exuvia in Colonia NJ:
M. septendecim top and M cassini bottom exuvia in Colonia NJ

Magicicada exuvia in Merrill Park in Colonia NJ:

Male Magicicada cassini found in Merrill Park in Colonia NJ:

Many Magicicada on a single small tree in Merrill Park in Colonia NJ:

Many many Magicicada on a single small tree in Merrill Park in Colonia NJ:

Profile of a mustard eyed Magicicada septendecim found in Merrill Park in Colonia NJ:

Yellow Eyed Magicicada in Merrill Park in Colonia NJ:

Female Magicicada cassini Colonia NJ:

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Brood II Magicicada from Woodbridge, New Jersey (2013)

Filed under: Brood II | Magicicada | Photos & Illustrations — Tags: M. septendecim, M. septendecula — Dan @ 8:31 am

Brood II Magicicada from Woodbridge, New Jersey (2013). Elias Bonaros, Roy Troutman and I went looking for cicadas in Middlesex County.

A pair of mating Magicicada septendecim found in Woodbridge Township NJ:

There was a population of Magicicada septendecula near the Metropark train station.

Female Magicicada septendecula found in Woodbridge Township NJ:

Male Magicicada septendecula found in Woodbridge Township NJ:

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