Cicada ManiaHere’s a photo of first instar Magicicada nymphs by Roy Troutman:
Here is video of a 1st instar magicicada nymph crawling around taken just minutes after it crawled from its egg sack:
1st instar magicicada nymph from Roy Troutman on Vimeo.
1st instar magicicada nymph in slow motion by Roy:
1st instar magicicada nymph in slow motion from Roy Troutman on Vimeo.
A few of you might have noticed the film crew following me around the Cicada Mania festival. They filmed me at the festival, as well as back in Jersey — a once in a life time (or maybe once in 17 years) experience. The news cast aired yesterday in Japan, but you might be able to see it on a show called “Morning Eye” in North America.
Here is the final news story:
Roy Troutman, Gerry Bunker and Joe Green also appear in the video.
Brood XIII Magicicadas by Joe Green from Cicada Mania on Vimeo.
Here is a video of an adult magicicada taking off for flight:
In this video we see a male and female Magicicada cicada mating.
Magicicada mating from Roy Troutman on Vimeo.
Cicada Mania, best of 2007, part 1 by Dan from Cicada Mania on Vimeo.
Cicada Mania Best of 2007 part 2 by Dan from Cicada Mania on Vimeo.
Cicada Mania, Best of 2007, part 3 by Dan from Cicada Mania on Vimeo.
The following videos chronicle the Brood XIII Magicicada emergence in 2007 at the Forrest Preserve park outside of Chicago. The videos are by Roy Troutman.
Crowd watching Magicicada emergence at Ryerson Woods from Roy Troutman on Vimeo.
Observing magicicada emergence at Ryerson Woods from Roy Troutman on Vimeo.
Observing Magicicada emergence at Ryerson Woods from Roy Troutman on Vimeo.
There’s plenty of cicada video on YouTube.
This post is originally from early 2007 when Youtube was young. I’ve updated it with a more recent video: