Photos & Illustrations of cicadas.

October 16, 2023

Gallery of Cicada Photos from Costa Rica by Jose Mora, part 4

Gallery of Cicada Photos from Costa Rica by Jose Mora, part 4.
More: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 5, Part 6.

These are nighttime photos and appear to be a cicada belonging to the genus Quesada, like Quesada gigas.

Cicada nymph:
Cicada Nymph Photo from Costa Rica

Molting cicada:
Molting Cicada Photo from Costa Rica

Cicada nymphs on a tree:

Teneral (soft) cicada that recently molted:
Molting Cicada Photo from Costa Rica

Adult cicada:

Teneral (soft) cicada that recently molted:

Teneral (soft) cicada that recently molted:
Molting Cicada Photo from Costa Rica

Molting cicada:

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October 13, 2023

Neotibicen canicularis in Lakewood, NJ

Filed under: Elias Bonaros | Neotibicen | Photos & Illustrations — Tags: N. canicularis — Dan @ 9:35 pm

This is a series of Neotibicen canicularis Northern Dog-Day cicada photos from Lakewood, NJ taken by Elias Bonaros.

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A recently molted male Neotibicen canicularis cicada:

A recently molted male Neotibicen canicularis cicada:

A molting Neotibicen canicularis cicada:

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Neotibicen lyricen photo by Elias Bonaros

Filed under: Elias Bonaros | Neotibicen | Photos & Illustrations — Tags: N. lyricen — Dan @ 9:24 pm

This is a photo of a teneral (soft) Neotibicen lyricen cicada by Elias Bonaros.

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Neotibicen linnei photo by Elias Bonaros

Filed under: Elias Bonaros | Neotibicen | Photos & Illustrations — Tags: N. linnei — Dan @ 9:17 pm

This is a photo by Elias Bonaros of a teneral (soft) Neotibicen linnei cicada and its exuvia (molted skin). It was taken in 2009, and knowing Elias, probably in New York or New Jersey.

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Neotibicen linnei teneral and its exuvia:

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Cicada Killer Wasp photos by Elias Bonaros

Filed under: Cicada Killer Wasps | Elias Bonaros | Neotibicen | Photos & Illustrations — Dan @ 9:09 pm

Here are two Cicada Killer Wasp photos by Elias Bonaros. The Cicada Killer Wasp has captured a Neotibicen tibicen tibicen cicada. These photos are from 2009.

Yes, Elias is holding the wasp and cicada on has hand!

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Cicada Killer Wasp and Neotibicen tibicen:

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October 7, 2023

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Created Cicada Images, DALL-E 3, Bing Image Creator

Filed under: Arts & Crafts | Photos & Illustrations — Dan @ 8:31 am

Use of AI image software like DALL-E 3 is exploding. I used Bing’s version of DALL-E 3 called Bing Image Creator to create some images of cicadas. I am impressed. And maybe a little bit worried for artists and designers.

AI created Lego Cicada

AI created Lego Cicada