Photos of Brood V Magicicada in West Virginia by Matt Berger, including many examples of Magicicadas with a variety of eye colors (the typical color is red).
Brood V emerged in West Virginia (and Ohio, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia and Long Island, NY) in 2016. It will next emerge in 2033.
These photos are BIG. Click/tap the thumbnail for larger versions.
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- A Variety of Eye Colors by Matt Berger. Brood V.
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- Cicada Fungus Infection by Matt Berger. Brood V.
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- Cicada that sclerotized before it got out of its skin by Matt Berger. Brood V.
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- Gray Eyed Cicada by Matt Berger. Brood V.
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- Gray Eyed Cicada Up Close by Matt Berger. Brood V.
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- Molting Cicada by Matt Berger. Brood V.
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- Molting Cicada by Matt Berger. Brood V.
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- Molting Cicada by Matt Berger. Brood V.
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- Molting Cicada by Matt Berger. Brood V.
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- Molting Cicada by Matt Berger. Brood V.
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- Teneral Cicada Up Close by Matt Berger. Brood V.
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- Teneral Cicada Up Close by Matt Berger. Brood V.
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- Teneral Periodical Cicada by Matt Berger. Brood V.
Matt has contributed photos to cicadamania.com for many years. In 2016 he was a post-grad student at West Virginia University. The lab he was part of produced this paper:
Discovery of psychoactive plant and mushroom alkaloids in ancient fungal cicada pathogens
Greg R. Boyce, Emile Gluck-Thaler, Jason C. Slot, Jason E. Stajich, William J. Davis, Tim Y. James, John R. Cooley, Daniel G. Panaccione, Jørgen Eilenberg, Henrik H. De Fine Licht, Angie M. Macias, Matthew C. Berger, Kristen L. Wickert, Cameron M. Stauder, Ellie J. Spahr, Matthew D. Maust, Amy M. Metheny, Chris Simon, Gene Kritsky, Kathie T. Hodge, Richard A. Humber, Terry Gullion, Dylan P. G. Short, Teiya Kijimoto, Dan Mozgai, Nidia Arguedas, Matt T. Kasson
bioRxiv 375105; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/375105
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