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:
Category: Genera
Genera of cicadas.
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Mating cicadas:
A female cicada getting ready to lay some eggs:
A Huge mass of cicada exuvia:
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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.
Brood XIII Magicicadas by Joe Green
Brood XIII Magicicadas by Joe Green from Cicada Mania on Vimeo.
Magicicada song by Joe Green
Here is a video of an adult magicicada taking off for flight:
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Magicicada mating
In this video we see a male and female Magicicada cicada mating.
Magicicada mating from Roy Troutman on Vimeo.
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Magicicada laying eggs
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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:
A photo of cicadas mating by Christina T.
