Magicicada nymphs emerging by Roy Troutman.
June 5, 2007
Magicicada nymphs emerging by Roy
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June 2, 2007
Time to face the (cicada) music
A great photo of a Magicicada by Christina Thorell:
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June 1, 2007
Chicago
Looking forward to seeing Gene Kritsky speak tomorrow at the Lake County Forest Preserve.
Blogs (some with pictures)
First, Catch Your Cicada .
Photo of the day
Photo by Joe Balynas.
Cicadas in Ann Arbor area?
Kaz wrote to tell us that Magicicadas are appearing around Ann Arbor MI, contrary to popular opinion — I’ll waiting for pictures to confirm…. Developing…
Update: these would be Brood X stragglers, not brood XIII. 🙂
May 28, 2007
Emergence Report for 5/28
There’s been some Wisconsin reports: Lake Geneva, WI and Iowa County. Will Iowa state be next?
Photos
There are hundreds of cicada photos on flickr. Here’s some favorites:
A large pile at the foot of a tree.
Magicicada Emerging from its Exuvia
Here’s some nice close ups (macros) of a Magicicada emerging from its exuvia (what most people call skin, or husk, or shell). The photos were taken by Michael Fiorenzo with a Nikon Coolpix 3200. Click the images for the full size originals.
Molting Magicicada:
Molting Magicicada:
Mating Magicicada:
May 25, 2007
Emergence Report for 5/26
New Emergence Locations: River Forest, Oak Park, Lenox (all Illinois)
Anyone in Wisconsin or Iowa see a cicada yet?
Photos:
More Flickr photo sets:
srfagan’s cicada photos. Nice photos of piles of cicada skins at the base of a tree.
Also read my article: Are cicadas safe to eat?. Watch out if you’re prone to gout.
May 24, 2007
Emergence Report for 5/25
Emergence Location: Highland Park.
Photos:
An interesting photo from Daniel Devine’s blog: one nymph crawling on top of an adult trying to emerge:
Photos by Mark Muto of cicadas from North Riverside.
May 23, 2007
Emergence Report for 5/24
Emergence Locations: Glenview, Flossmoor, Des Plaines, Brookfield, Palos Heights, … (all Illinois)
Photos!
A funny photo from from James P from Glenview, IL (click the image for a larger version):
From Sue B in Flossmoor, IL, the cicadas and the sea gulls patiently waiting to eat them:
Cicada Rapp
Check out the CicadaCicadaCiada rapp by Soul-gers on the Mic (MySpace Music). You’ll notice that they use real cicada sounds in place of instruments in the song — pretty cool!