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Dan on 2026 Brood II Straggler game plan

March 11, 2026

Only individuals. M. septendecim. They sang for about a week. I would sit on my porch and listen to them each day.

Braelon on 64 Degrees Fahrenheit Eight Inches Deep

March 11, 2026

It's March 11 2026 and we had two weeks of temperatures in the low 80s And upper 70s in Macon Georgia where brood xix emerge could we have stragglers emerging in March this year.

Cameron on 2026 Brood II Straggler game plan

March 10, 2026

Was there a chorus? Must’ve been a decent straggler emergence, cuz you gotta account for a lot to be satiated before they sing I would think.

Dan on 2026 Brood II Straggler game plan

March 10, 2026

I found one straggler and heard many singers back in 2009 (Brood II stragglers), so I am enthusiastic about them. I am interested to learn about the Fanwood situation.

Cameron on 2026 Brood II Straggler game plan

March 10, 2026

Ugh I’m so excited Dan! I wonder how many will surface with that Shadow brood XV in Fanwood, NJ. I remember Elias said there was enough to chorus lightly for a few days!

TIANYAO MA on Thopha sessiliba Distant, 1892

February 27, 2026

These ones were one of the LOUDEST, BIGGEST, and last but not least, the COOLEST ones I've ever seen and caught.

TIANYAO MA on Cyclochila australasiae (Donovan, 1805)

February 27, 2026

It's a common cicada, and cool!

TIANYAO MA on Tugelana butleri Distant, 1912

February 27, 2026

Cuuuuuute!

TIANYAO MA on Taona versicolor Distant, 1909

February 27, 2026

Strange but cool and amazing! told you so!

TIANYAO MA on Talainga binghami Distant, 1890

February 27, 2026

One of the cicadas I saw when I was younger!

TIANYAO MA on Cicadas that look like Dracula!

February 27, 2026

Nice and neat-o!!

TIANYAO MA on Formotosena seebohmi (Distant, 1904)

February 27, 2026

Oooooh! ????

TIANYAO MA on Ioba limbaticollis (Stål, 1863)

February 27, 2026

Cicadas are amazing! Really!

TIANYAO MA on Coffee and Cicadas

February 27, 2026

Ooooh! Cool!

Anielkoemar (Aniel) Gangadin on How to say cicada around the world

January 24, 2026

I think Cicadas are called "zang cicaden" in Dutch (meaning "singing cicadas"). Krekel refers to the family Gryllidae of the order Orthoptera. Cheers (Groetjes).

Anielkoemar (Aniel) Gangadin on How to say cicada around the world

January 24, 2026

Cicada in Surinamese language (Sranan Tongo) is called Siksi-Juru (seeksee-Uru): meaning 6 O'clock in the evening, referring to the time which they are mostly heard here. Even when people haven't seen or don't know the Cicada, they recognize the sound as being Siksi-Juru sound.

Dan on Cicadas In the U.S.A, Canada, World-Wide, by Genus and Tribe

January 22, 2026

That is great to hear. Suriname should have many of the same cicadas that neighboring countries like Guyana, French Guiana and Brazil have. Perhaps some of these species.

Anielkoemar (Aniel) Gangadin on Cicadas In the U.S.A, Canada, World-Wide, by Genus and Tribe

January 22, 2026

This website opens a new world for me. I live in Suriname (South AMerica) with 93% forest cover. We probably may have new species here. It's a challenge now for me, to lookout and seek help in identification. This website gives me a lot of information, to start with. Cheers.

TIANYAO MA on Where will 17 & 13 Year Periodical Cicada Broods emerge next (2027)?

September 29, 2025

cicadas are better than any other insect

TIANYAO MA on What is the loudest cicada?

September 29, 2025

ok, yes to cicada mania

TIANYAO MA on Tacua speciosa

September 27, 2025

I am a cicada lover, even though they are loud, duh!

Dan on 2012-05-25 08_38_14

September 16, 2025

I wish I knew. I search ebay every now and them, but no success.

Bill on 2012-05-25 08_38_14

September 16, 2025

Any idea where I can get one? My brother gave me one way back when and I lost it

Dan on Common cicadas of Montana

September 4, 2025

I am glad you found it!

Sid on Common cicadas of Montana

September 4, 2025

Found a Plains Cicada on my sidewalk today. I had to search to find out what it was.

DL on Common Cicadas of North America

September 1, 2025

Thank you for this! They are charming to hear on a Southern evening, and charming on a bloody hot Colorado afternoon...

Misty King on Cicada Safari app for tracking Magicicada periodical cicadas

August 30, 2025

Athens Georgia here, their so loud right now, it's the end of August and frankly I'm ready for the noise to stop.

Dan on Common Cicadas of North America

August 29, 2025

What State are you in?

Staci Gieber on Common Cicadas of North America

August 29, 2025

I have a cicada hanging out on my screen door, eaten the sliding glass door and the screen. It’s hard to tell its color because the light is behind it, it appears to be grey with grey eyes and tan legs. What I’m wondering about is the black bump on one side of its back. It has some black spots, also. None of the photos here seem to have that black bump on only one side.

Dan on New York and Massachusetts have begun

August 25, 2025

@K.C. Queens has 4 species of cicadas: all are black, brown, green and while in color. Different patterns of color. Neotibicen tibicen tibicen (Linnaeus, 1758) aka Morning Cicada Neotibicen linnei (Smith and Grossbeck, 1907) aka Linne’s Cicada Neotibicen canicularis (Harris, 1841) aka Dog-day Cicada Neotibicen lyricen lyricen (De Geer, 1773) aka Lyric Cicada

K.c on New York and Massachusetts have begun

August 25, 2025

I’m not sure but I ran across this web page looking for pics of what I assumed was a giant black fly , And he looks like brood xiv queens New York Aug 24 2025

LeTrissa Norwood on The Dusk Singers

August 20, 2025

I remember being a kid in Arkansas in the 70s and 80s and the cicadas would chirp ,buzzing or click when it was close to night night fall now it's the 2025 I'm in Virginia and I hear the cicadas all day long early in the morning noon day and night . They look odd but to think a group of insects being loud

Linda Accetta on Common cicadas of New Hampshire

August 18, 2025

Just saw my first cicada in Somersworth NH. My sister is visiting from SC, so she’s very familiar with them. She said she heard one yesterday, I told her she was crazy. Guess she’s not…

Mike Thomas Spiridonov on Common cicadas of Ontario, Canada

August 17, 2025

Yes they are a common summer insect

nox on Do cicadas bite or sting?

August 15, 2025

My only guess is maybe it was a Bot fly? They lay eggs in where they attack

Dan on Cicada Life Cycle

August 14, 2025

Here's what I believe your wrote (in English): "I sectioned the branch, on the portion where it inserted the eggs, and at each insertion I found egg packets, about 20 eggs at each sting." Sounds correct to me!

Pomicola Nalbant on Cicada Life Cycle

August 14, 2025

Am sectionat ramura ,pe portiunea unde a inserat ouale si la fiecare inserare am gasit pachete de uoa ,circa 20 de oua la fiecare intepatura

Dan on Common cicadas of Tennessee

August 14, 2025

Maybe. Generally speaking a winnemanna east of the east coast fall file is a pruinosus.

Mark Greene on Common cicadas of Tennessee

August 14, 2025

I noticed that *Neotibicen winnemanna* was omitted from the list of common Tennessee cicadas.

Dan on Looking for adult cicadas at night

August 11, 2025

They'll keep emerging for another week or so. Cicada Killer Wasps also re-use the holes to bury them.

Dan on Megatibicen grossus aka Northern Dusk Singing Cicada formerly Megatibicen auletes

August 11, 2025

email it to cicadamania@gmail.com

Dan on Diceroprocta vitripennis (Say, 1830) aka Green Winged Cicada

August 11, 2025

They can be lethargic / weak when they have recently molted.

Richard Parry on Diceroprocta vitripennis (Say, 1830) aka Green Winged Cicada

August 11, 2025

Found it today in our garden in Belleville,Ontario. Quite lethargic as if it was hibernating? I thought it might have been a precursor of a butterfly?

Lisa P on Looking for adult cicadas at night

August 11, 2025

I just filled holes in my yard from the annual escape of cicadas. Woke up today and either same holes or new ones. ???? And it's only August 2025.

Marilyn Hayes on Megatibicen grossus aka Northern Dusk Singing Cicada formerly Megatibicen auletes

August 10, 2025

Hi! Thank you for this information! One was on my deck at about 1:00pm this afternoon (Hilton Head, S.C.) I have a photo but it doesn’t appear that I can attach it here.

Joshua Miller on Diceroprocta vitripennis (Say, 1830) aka Green Winged Cicada

August 9, 2025

I see them in Southern Ohio quite a bit.

Patricia on Diceroprocta vitripennis (Say, 1830) aka Green Winged Cicada

August 9, 2025

I found one today in steelton Pennsylvania it's pretty has a green n black camaflouge looking head n the wings while part clear are a bright neon like pretty bright green. Do they be in pennsylvania

Bruno on The Dusk Singers

August 8, 2025

I live on Brazil and some cicadas here Sing at Dusk, like the Quesada gigas

Felixer on Neotibicen canicularis (Harris, 1841) aka Dog-day Cicada

August 7, 2025

I hear them a lot in August but never saw one until this morning and your website helped me identify it. I love expert and hobbyist websites like yours that are brimming with knowledge. Thank you so much!

Dan on Neotibicen canicularis (Harris, 1841) aka Dog-day Cicada

August 6, 2025

That is tragic! Best of luck!