From Roy Troutman: “I shot a video back in 1991 of a 17 year Magicicada cassini singing right on my hand.”
November 20, 2014
White eyed magicicada by Roy Troutman
Here is a video of a rare white eyed magicicada. This is from a gene mutation that strepps the color from the cicadas eyes & also wings to some extent.
White eyed magicicada from Roy Troutman on Vimeo.
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Watch a Tibicen nymph emerge from the ground
This video by Roy Troutman shows a Tibicen cicada nymph emerge from the ground.
Annual cicada nymph emerging from burrow. from Roy Troutman.
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A Tibicen cicada breathing
Cicadas breathe through apertures along the side of their body called spiracles. This video of a Tibicen by Roy Troutman shows the opening and closing of a spiracle.
Adult Cicada breathing from Roy Troutman on Vimeo.
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November 19, 2014
Magicicada cassini calls, chorusing & responses to finger snaps
During the Brood II emergence in 2013, Elias Bonaros, Roy Troutman and I spent some time experimenting with coercing male Magicicada to call in response to finger snaps, which mimic the snap of a female cicada’s wings. This trick works fairly well with Magicicada, and can quickly be mastered once you work out the timing. Fingers, wall switches, and the zoom button on my Sony video camera do a good job at mimicking the snap of a females wings.
Magicicada cassini responding to fingersnaps
Magicicada cassini responding to fingersnaps from Cicada Mania on Vimeo.
I also recorded their calls in terms of decibels to see just how loud they could get. They can get very loud, but not as loud as a rock concert (see this db chart).
Magicicada cassini calling at 109db in Colonia NJ
Magicicada cassini calling at 109db in Colonia NJ from Cicada Mania on Vimeo.
Magicicada cassini chorusing center peaking at 85db
Magicicada cassini chorusing center peaking at 85db from Cicada Mania on Vimeo.
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Video of Magicicada septendecula from Brood II
Here are two videos of Magicicada septendecula from Brood II.
Female Magicicada septendecula
Magicicada septendecula from Cicada Mania on Vimeo.
A female Magicicada septendecula ovipositing
A female Magicicada septendecula ovipositing from Cicada Mania on Vimeo.
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July 27, 2014
Australian Cicada News
It’s Winter in Australia but I have two cool pieces of Australian Cicada news for you.
First, Australian cicada expert and researcher Lindsay Popple has created a new website about the cicadas of Australia.
Also, he’s been placing cicada songs on SoundCloud as well:
@cicadamania The sounds that will link into my almost completed cicada website have already been uploaded here: https://t.co/yd9bGupveR
— Lindsay Popple (@_DrPop_) July 24, 2014
Second, Samuel Orr has shared some video of cicadas from Australia and New Zealand on Vimeo. I believe this video will be part of the cicada documentary he is working on.
Update! L. W. Popple said on Twitter that cicada season will start in Australia in 1 or 2 weeks! Australia has 8 month long cicada season!
@wapogipo88 @cicadamania With Tibicen out in USA and Birrima out in Australia, it will be world #cicadas in stereo! pic.twitter.com/zdFLBAnLOU
— Lindsay Popple (@_DrPop_) July 28, 2014
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May 26, 2014
Neotibicen superbus videos
YouTube has lots of videos of cicadas. Here is a playlist of one of the prettiest North American cicadas, Tibicen superbus:
Tibicen superbus, aka the Superb Cicada, can be found in Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas.
November 23, 2013
Timelapse video of a Redeye Cicada Molting
This video taken by Samantha Madell in NSW Australia is a time lapse video of of a Redeye Cicada (Psaltoda moerens) molting.
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November 21, 2013
A Cicada Attacked by Bull Ants
Poor, poor cicada — never had a chance. Here’s a video of bull ants attacking a molting cicada:
via Twitter
There's no wonder a Bull Ant bite hurts! Cicada Attacked by Bull Ants @Myrmecos @cicadamania http://t.co/qbfldbbqgs
— Anne Brophy (@BrophyAnne) November 20, 2013