Check out this cicada wing fan from ood design.
August 8, 2020
Cicada wing fan for cicada fans. Pretty cool (cooling)
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July 30, 2020
Southern Culture On The Skids – Cicada Rock 2020 (Brood IX)
Southern Culture On The Skids released a cicada-themed song for 2020: Cicada Rock 2020 (Brood IX). Enjoy!
July 12, 2020
Tibicina haematodes (Scopoli 1763) stamp from France
Here’s a Tibicina haematodes (Scopoli 1763) stamp from France:
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Bladder cicada trading card
Bladder cicada trading card. Bladder cicadas (Cystosoma saundersii) are found in Australia. Link to Dr. Popple’s website for more info.
July 10, 2020
Cicada-themed Pokemon. Ninjask & Shedinja.
Here’s some cicada-inspired Pokemon:
Ninjask:
Ninjask:
Shedinja:
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Cicada Toys and Collectables
Some videos and images of cicada toys and collectibles. Enjoy.
Playlist of videos of a few of the items on this page and more:
Cicada click toy from Japan. Found in an antique store in Ohio:
A larger cicada click toy. I think I found this one on eBay:
Cicada clothes pins. I think Roy Troutman sent me these:
Cicada noise maker. Crank it and it makes a noise.
Cicada face magnet. Found in eBay.
Cicada whistle from Peru. I received this as a gift.
Plus cicada toys from Japan. Found on eBay. The black and green on is a Hyalessa maculaticollis.
Cicada socks:
Cicada spinner whistle:
Carved Bamboo Cicada:
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March 24, 2020
Two random cicada-related images
Two random cicada-related images.
Various cicada ephemera, including a cicada pencil, fishing lures, keychains, pins, etc.:
A Seminingen — a character from the show Ultraman — and a Cicada Man bobble head.
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Cicada Carousel Ride at the Brookfield Zoo
Cicada Carousel Ride at the Brookfield Zoo, in Brookfield, Illinois. 2007 in celebration of Brood XIII.
March 7, 2020
Archie McPhee advertisement for the Lucky Cicada
Here’s a snippet of an Archie McPhee advertisement for the Lucky Cicada toy/keychain. The image was sent to us my Suzanne M.
Whining Cicada with Blinking Eyes Keyring
Also called the “cicada toy that may shrill”This is for everyone who has lived with treefulls of these screaming locusts, has moved away from locust country, and secretly misses them. This lifelike beast, though, far beats any you might have encountered. When you press the metal button on its belly, its eyes flash green and it emits a gut-wrenching cicada whine that sounds like the background music in a science fiction thriller. And it lasts 20 whole seconds! And “since it has cells, you can play anytime.” That’s what it says. Black body, realistic, detailed green wings. 2-3/8″ long, about 1-1/2″ wide at the widest point. Great packaging. Each cicada is blistersealed on a 3-1/2″ x 5″ card with great illustrations. Part of the forest bug series. Nifty pocket clip. And, it’s a keyring. No one could live without this for very long after finding out it exists.
More Lucky Cicada Keychain Images
Back in the 1990’s Archie McPhee/Accoutrements distributed the Lucky Cicada, a toy with a keyring that would sing when you squeezed its abdomen. Its eyes lit up green too.
All we have now are memories and memorabilia, because they aren’t making them anymore. That said, there are manufacturers in China who have the plans and will make them. That’s a story for another day. Thanks to Roy Troutman for the images.
Front and back packaging:
The keychain and packaging:
4 different paint jobs. And red eyes! Collect them all!
